Description
John Taylor Arms, one of the most important American printmakers of the first half of the Twentieth Century, believed that art could further the spiritual and moral improvement of mankind. He viewed printmaking—with its ability to create multiple fine copies of the same image—as a vehicle for disseminating images of subjects that would uplift and inspire contemporary society.
This print, “Spanish Jewelry [Bijou D’Espagne]”, showing a Spanish church, was the sixth picture in Arms’ Churches of Spain series. This etching was first issued by Arms and his wife as a Christmas card and released publicly in its second state. (Another 40 impressions were made in 1937/38.)
Product Details
Medium:
Etching on antique-white mould-made laid paper
Date:
1925
Signature:
Signed and dated in the plate en recto lower right
Printer:
Frederick Reynolds, London
Edition:
From the edition of 120.
Framing:
Custom framed and matted in a veneered wood frame and glazed with 99% UV-filtering art glass using strictly conservation-grade materials.
Condition:
Excellent condition. The image is crisp and clear and well inked. Paper is undamaged with very little age toning.
Framed Size:
13.25 in. (h) x 11 in. (w) x .675 in. (d)
Plate Size:
5 in. (h) x 3.675 in. (w)
Literature:
Catalogues raisonné: Fletcher, John Taylor Arms: A Man for All Time (Eastern Press, 1982), No. 219; New York Public Library catalogue: No. 47; Arms 221; Wunderlich 74.
