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Arthur W. HeintzelmanHeintzelman was born in Newark, New Jersey in 1890 and studied at the Rhode Island School of Design and in Europe. He was a master etcher and
draftsman in the field of portraiture, recording sensitive images of children, musicians, elderly people, and world-wide figures, such as Dr. Albert Schweitzer
and Arturo Toscanini. In 1941, he was given the title of Keeper of Prints at the Boston Public Library and continued in that position, arranging exhibitions;
adding collections of prints; and writing about the graphic arts for the Library's publications, until his retirement in 1960. His graphic works
number about 300, consisting of etchings, drypoints, and lithographs.
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Arthur W. Heintzelman American (1890-1965) Etude d'un Artiste 3-1/8 x 2-3/8 in.
Etching, 1925, edition 110. Guiot 110.Signed in pencil. Printed on laid paper with large margins.
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Arthur W. Heintzelman American (1890-1965) Portrait of Dr. Albert Schweitzer 11-7/8 x 9-7/8 in.
Etching, 1950, edition 125. Not in Guiot. Smith 286. Signed in pencil. Printed on laid paper with large margins. Illustrated in American Prints in the Library of Congress, Karen F. Beall, 1970, p.209.
Originally sold through the Boris Mirsky Gallery, Boston, to benefit the Albert Schweitzer Foundation and his hospital at Lambarene, Gamboa, then, French Equatorial Africa.
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Arthur W. Heintzelman American (1890-1965) Merci 6 x 5-3/4 in.
Etching, 1922, edition 96. Guiot 74, Smith 78. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left; signed in pencil. In good condition printed on heavy wove paper with large margins, probably full.
Selected for Fine Prints of the Year, Vol.1, 1923, p.133.
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