La Bella Venezia

John Taylor Arms (1887-1953)

Date

1930
Object Type

Prints
Medium

Etching
Dimensions

Image: 7 1/8 x 16 1/2 in.
Sheet: 12 x 17 5/8 in.
Edition

?/81
Inscriptions

Recto:
l.l. in graphite: Ed. 70 \ A 234 La Bella Venezia (Venice from San Giorgio) \ Number 18 of the "Italian Series" \ First and only state. \ Superb impression on old paper, printed by Henry E. Carling in London. \ My wife is particularly fond of this plate and considers it one of my best. She is at once my kindest and my most severe critic--J.T.A., 1935
signed and dated l.r. in graphite: John Taylor Arms - 1930
signed and dated l.r. in plate: John Taylor Arms \ Venezia 1930
Collection Name

Donald Marron Collection
Credit Line

Amon Carter Museum of American Art, Fort Worth, Texas
Accession Number

1983.4
Copyright

Public domain

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