Ponte Vecchio-Morning-Florence by Ernest D Roth, Amer., (1876-1964) Featured

Ponte Vecchio-Morning-Florence by Ernest D Roth, Amer., (1876-1964) FeaturedEtching, 1907, 8 15 16 x 10, light toning within mat opening, signed, titled and dated 1912 in pencil, with 36 in pencil added to lower right corner, on thin, smooth cream wove simili japan paper with a partial foliate watermark. A strikingly strong composition by Roth with strong well balanced contrasts of dark and light.

an honor last bestowed on Carravaggio

The condition issues have a negligable visual impact

titled and annotated Eldindean Press in pencil

pale traces of tape residue at margin edges verso

The artist was a capable student of Birger Sandzen and embraced a similar muscular and linear drawing style

on thin cream japan paper

a horizontal crease at top margin edge

no stated ed

Some staining along right edge

minor pressure marks in margins away from image

by Samuel Chamberlain

trace of inky fingerprint lower edge margin edge from printing