The Wooden Bridge, Venice, by Ernest D. Roth, Amer., (1876-1964) Crayon Resist One of Arm's "Preferred Plates"

One of Arm's "Preferred Plates" and regarded as one of his most intricate and beautiful prints

visble in raking light

Hastings House

The dramatic back lighting and attention to both texture and detail in this print create an iconic and romantic vision of early American industry

11-1/4 x 23-7/8

The Wooden Bridge, Venice, by Ernest D. Roth, Amer., (1876-1964) Crayon Resist One of Arm's "Preferred Plates"Etching, 1906, Ed. unknown, 7 3 16 x 8 3 8, signed and dated 1906 in pencil, a pale trace of a mat line, penciled framers notations and old inventory number along bottom margin edge, on a fine sheet of antique cream laid paper with a watermark of a head in a circle, the sheet 9 x 10 3 4. A charming early, rustic, intimate and candid look at Venice by Roth; from his first group of Venetian subjects.