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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)
Riverside Church, New York
14-3/4 x 9-1/2 in.
Etching, 1930, edition 90. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left; signed,
dated, and edition noted in pencil. Printed on laid light blue paper.
Selected for Fine Prints of the Year, 1931, pl.91, and
Contemporary American Prints, 1931, pl.72.
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Ernest D. Roth
German-American (1879-1964)
Christmas Card
6-1/4 x 4-3/4 in.
Etching, 1937. Signed in the plate, lower left. Printed on laid paper. The greeting reads, "A Merry Christmas-From Ernest and Elizabeth Roth-1937." The image depicts a lower Manhattan street scene.
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Ernest D. Roth
German-American (1879-1964)
The Harbor, Camogli, Italy
11-1/4 x 15-3/4 in.
Etching, 1937, edition about 100 or less. Signed, titled, and dated in the plate, lower left. Signed and dated in pencil. Framed.
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Ernest D. Roth
German-American (1879-1964)
Siena
10-1/2 x 9-3/4 in.
Etching, 1924, edition limited but unknown. Signed, dated, and titled in the plate. Signed and dated in pencil. Printed on wove paper with a partial, floral watermark, lower margin. In good condition except for a very slight mat discoloration from a previous opening.
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Ernest D. Roth
German-American (1879-1964)
Sunlight and Shadow on the Arno, Florence
9 x 8-3/4 in.
Etching, 1913, edition about 100 or less. Signed and dated in the plate, lower left. Signed and dated in pencil. Printed on laid paper with full margins.
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Ernest D. Roth
German-American (1879-1964)
San Rufino, Assisi
10-3/4 x 9-3/4 in.
Etching, 1924, edition about 100 or less. Signed, dated, and titled in the plate, lower left. Signed and titled in pencil. Printed on laid paper with adequate margins.
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