"Parlor Organ" by Edith Newton, Amer., (1878-1964) Linocut

"Parlor Organ" by Edith Newton, Amer., (1878-1964) LinocutLithograph, 1936, A. A. G. ed. stated as "not more than 200", but more likely around 100, 8 1 2 x 10 3 4, signed & dated in pencil, dedicated lower left in ink, "To Mr. & Mrs. William H. Percy on their 50th Wedding Anniversary", barely noticable stain at image edge left center & top left, printed on cream wove paper. This lithograph is one of several Newton made showing the interior of her New Milford, Connecticut home; today owned intact with the

and nature and animals were favorite subjects

and signed and dated in pencil

on smooth cream wove bristol board

after Zeeman

A historically significant Weir family association - legacy print

streak of pale stain above image upper right corner

tack holes to top corners

Balthazar was a Yale Law School graduate

9-1/4 x 10-7/16

4-1/4 x 7-1/2

19-3/16 x 15-6/16

he frequently used washes of fatty liquid ink "tusche" to create puddled washes with subtle value ranges and marvelous textures