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Leon DoliceBorn in Austria, Dolice spent the major part of his teens and early twenties studying the works of the Masters while venturing throughout Europe. He came to the United States in 1920 and settled in Greenwich Village, New York City. Obsessed with the city, he depicted the architecture, alley ways, waterfront, and nostalgic areas of his newly adopted environment. Most of his etchings dealt with areas now extinct or forgotten, like the Third Avenue El, where Dolice had maintained his studio for over ten years. He also devoted time doing pastels and paintings of New York. Dolice's works are in the collection of the Museum of the City of New York, New York Historical Society, and the New York Public Library.
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Leon Dolice
Austrian-American (1892-1960)
Chinatown, a Snowy Night on Mott Street
9-7/8 x 8-1/4 in.
Etching and aquatint, 1951, edition limited but unknown.
Signed in pencil.
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Leon Dolice
Austrian-American (1892-1960)
Herald Square, New York
7-3/4 x 9-7/8 in.
Etching, 1932, edition about 100 or less. Signed and titled in pencil.
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Leon Dolice
Austrian-American (1892-1960)
Third Avenue El, New York
9-3/4 x 7-5/8 in.
Etching and aquatint, c.1950, edition limited but unknown. Signed and
titled in pencil. Full margins, but narrow.
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Leon Dolice
Austrian-American (1892-1960)
St. Mark's on the Bowery
9-7/8 x 7-1/4 in.
Etching and aquatint, 1932, edition about 100 or less. Signed and titled in the plate, lower left and right; signed in pencil. Printed on wove paper with full margins, deckle edges on all four sides. An excellent impression in superb condition-directly from the estate of the artist.
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Leon Dolice
Austrian-American (1892-1960)
East 34th Street, NYC
10-3/8 x 6-7/8 in.
Etching and aquatint, 1951, edition limited but unknown. Signed and titled in pencil. Printed on wove paper with adequate margins. One of the artist's favorite images, showing the Third Avenue El and Empire State Building.
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Leon Dolice
Austrian-American (1892-1960)
New York City Scene
23 x 18 in.
Pastel on paper, 1940, signed in black chalk, lower right. In very good condition with good color.
The artist's intent in the majority of his pastels was to convey the feeling of the architecture of New York. Dolice used a great deal of imagination to exaggerate perspective and create looming architecture. The final result seems almost impossible in reality, but conveys the feeling of the majesty and energy of the city.
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