Harris Schrank Fine Prints

Lesser Ury (German, 1861–1931), Beim Kornpuppenbinden,  drypoint, 1923, signed in pencil lower right and numbered 45/100, from the edition of 100. Reference: Rosenbach 17, only state. In excellent condition, printed in black on cream/ivory laid paper, with full margins, 8 1/8 x 6, the sheet 13 1/2 x 9 7/8 inches. A fine rich impression with substantial burr from the drypoint work. This is from the portfolio Hollandische Motive (Dutch Studies), a portfolio of 7 drypoints by Ury. Ury was born in Birnbaum, the son of a baker whose death in 1872 was followed by the Ury family’s move to […]

Lesser Ury (German, 1861–1931), , drypoint, Grabender Bauer (Farmer Digging), c. 1920, signed in pencil lower right and numbered xxix/xxx, from the edition of 30 on Japan (another 100 were editioned on wove). Reference: Rosenbach 102, only state.  In excellent condition, printed in black on extremely thin laid Japan, with margins, 7 1/16 x 4, the sheet 10 1/2 x 8 1/4 inches. A fine rich impression with substantial burr from the drypoint work. Ury was born in Birnbaum, the son of a baker whose death in 1872 was followed by the Ury family’s move to Berlin. In 1878 Lesser […]