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Ernest D. Roth Born in Stuttgart, Germany, in 1879, Roth came to the United States with his parents at age five. He studied at the National Academy of Design, and with James D. Smillie and Francis Luis Mora. In 1905 he went to Italy and resided in Florence, where he produced some of his most important and finest etchings. He did numerous architectural renderings of the villages and hill towns in Italy, France, and Spain. On a trip to Venice he recorded 30 etchings of the city during a three year period. These plates, in skillful composition, transmit the elegance, charm, and tranquillity of
Roth's work. On his return to America his subject matter turned to New York City, which he interpreted in a pictorial and interesting manner. This can be seen in such plates as, "New York from Brooklyn Heights," "Queensboro Bridge,"
"Greenwich Village Roofs," and "Riverside Church." His works are in the collections of the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the Uffizi Gallery, Florence, the Victoria and Albert Museum, London, the Brooklyn Museum, New York, and the New York Public Library. Roth was awarded a silver medal for etching at the Panama-Pacific Exposition in 1915.
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Ernest D. Roth
German-American (1879-1964)
The Theatre of Marcellus, Rome
11-1/4 x 13 in.
Etching, 1914, edition about 100 or less. Signed and dated in the plate; signed and dated in pencil. Printed on laid paper with a watermark of a crown and fleur-de-lis. Illustrated in The Print Collector’s Quarterly, February, 1938, p.40.
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Ernest D. Roth
German-American (1879-1964)
A Venetian Doorway, Venice
8-1/2 x 7-3/8 in.
Etching, 1907, edition about 80 or less. Signed in the plate, lower left; signed and dated in pencil.
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Ernest D. Roth
German-American (1879-1964)
Near the Rialto, Venice
9-3/8 x 7 in.
Etching, 1906, edition about 80 or less. Signed, dated, and titled in the plate; signed and dated in pencil.
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Ernest D. Roth
German-American (1879-1964)
Venetian Street, Venice
9-1/2 x 7-1/8 in.
Etching, 1924, edition about 80 or less. Signed and dated in the plate; signed and dated in pencil. Printed on laid paper with watermark, F.J.Head. Full margins.
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Ernest D. Roth
German-American (1879-1964)
The Wooden Bridge, Venice
7-1/8 x 8-3/8 in.
Etching, 1906, edition about 50 or less. Signed and dated in pencil. Printed on laid paper with a watermark, F.J. Head & Co. In good condition other than four hinge remnants in the upper and lower margins. The margins are adequate.
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Ernest D. Roth
German-American (1879-1964)
New York from Brooklyn Heights
4-3/8 x 14-1/4 in.
Etching, 1934, edition about 100 or less. Signed, dated, and titled in the plate;
signed and dated in pencil.
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