Yngve E. Soderberg American (1896-1971) Easterner 12-1/4 x 8-1/2 in. Etching and drypoint, c.1960, edition 85. Signed and edition noted in pencil. Printed on laid paper with large margins. In excellent condition other than hinge residue in the upper margin. The 12-meter, US-18, Easterner was a contender for the America's Cup during the racing season off Newport in 1958, 1962, and 1964. Many regarded her as the most beautiful racing sloop ever built and was affectionately referred to as the "belle of the ball." Sold

Asa Cheffetz American (1896-1965) Clouds Over the Valley 7-7/8 x 10-7/8 in. Wood engraving, 1935, edition limited but unknown; probably about 200. Initialed and dated on the block, lower center; not signed in pencil as usual. Printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Published by the American Artist Group with the original AAG folder mat. Sold

Grant Reynard American (1887-1968) The Garden Gate 6-7/8 x 8 in. Etching, c.1930's, edition 100. Signed and edition noted in pencil. Dedication in pencil, "To Mrs. MacDowell with great gratitude." Printed on wove paper with large margins. $250.

James Swann American (1905-1985) Help! 5-3/8 x 4 in. Etching and drypoint, 1961, edition limited but unknown. Czestochowski 245. Inscribed in the plate, lower right, "From Sketch by Harry Roundtree 1915." Signed and titled in pencil. In excellent condition printed on wove paper with large margins. Another image displaying the humor of Swann in a more cartoonish presentation. Harry Roundtree or Rountree was an English illustrator of books, specializing in animals drawn in a whimsical fashion, during the early twentieth century. Sold

James Swann American (1905-1985) Where it Itches 5-3/4 x 2-7/8 in. Drypoint, 1975, edition limited but unknown. Czestochowski 267. Signed and titled in pencil. In excellent condition printed on wove paper with adequate margins. Here we see an image where the artist displays one of the humorous traits of a monkey with a suggestive title. Sold

James Swann American (1905-1985) Picnic Hill 7-1/8 x 5-1/8 in. Drypoint, 1944, edition 41. Czestochowski 149. Signed and titled in pencil. In good condition printed on wove paper with adequate margins. Sold