"Tug in New York Harbor" by Reginald Marsh, Amer., (1898-1954) Linocut

"Tug in New York Harbor" by Reginald Marsh, Amer., (1898-1954) LinocutColor Silkscreen, ca. 1940 44, edition unknown but limited by subscription, Pub. by Living American Art, Inc. N. Y. C., 16 x 20 1 16, signed in the screen as usual, on thick textured cream wove paper, printed to the edges of the sheet, with the blue "Living American Art, Inc." stamp verso lower left. Some gray ink loss along the bottom edge. A large and scarce iconic Marsh image, and likely his only published silkscreen. $900

on cream laid paper 11-9/16 x 11-7/16

5-15/16 x 11-3/16

While I have seen images of of ancient Aztec gods and culture

Lithograph on warm white wove paper

before the monogrammed signature in the plate upper right

it is remarkable that fine prints like this by Ibels

Fascinated and inspired by the unfettered art of children and the insane

the luminous japan paper adding suffused light to the atmosphere

with trimmed but sufficient margins

Old paper hinges top margin

more prevalent verso

on thin cream wove similli vellum paper with small irregular side and bottom margins 1/4-3/8