Blanche Grambs American (1916-2010) Miners Going to Work 9-7/8 x 14-7/8 in. Aquatint and etching, c.1936-37, edition about 25. Signed and titled in pencil. Rubber stamp of the "Federal Art Project NYC WPA," in the lower margin. In very good condition with full margins. Included in the exhibit of the Meyer Family Collection, New York Federal Art Project, at Buffalo University, NY, 1998. Illustrated in WPA/FAP Graphics, Smithsonian Institution Traveling Exhibition, p.12. Sold

William Gropper American (1897-1977) The Stock Market 10 x 14-1/8 in. Lithograph, c.1930's, probably an edition less than 10. Signed on the stone, lower left and in pencil. In good condition other than some traces of glue mucilage in the corners of the margins, similar to the glue produced by the LePage company. In this cartoon you can see the influence of the French political cartoonist, Daumier. Most of the time Gropper was affectionately called the "Daumier of his day." Sold

William Gropper American (1897-1977) Relief 10 x 13-7/8 in. Lithograph, c.1930's, edition about 10 or less. Signed and titled in pencil. A pencil note in the lower left corner, "#3 of 5." Illustrated in A Treasury of American Prints, Thomas Craven, 1939, pl.49. In good condition other than some traces of glue mucilage in the corners of the margins, including the right margin, similar to the glue produced by the LePage company. The man seated at the table emulates graft and greed along with the hog, food, and drink on the table. The artist, in this cartoon, shows there will be little left of the relief money going to the farmers. Sold

William Gropper American (1897-1977) Sweatshop 9-1/2 x 12 in. Lithograph, 1934, edition about 300. Signed on the stone, lower right. In excellent condition printed by George Miller on heavy wove paper with a watermark, Rives. Sheet size: 11-1/2 x 15-7/8 in. Full margins, deckle edges all around. Published in 1936 by the Contemporary Print Group in a portfolio of six prints by American artists, titled, The American Scene. Illustrated in, A Treasury of American Prints, Thomas Craven, 1939, pl.46. $350.

John P. Heins American (1896-1969) Wehlen 8 x 10 in. Wood engraving, c.1935, edition about 25. Signed in pencil. Published by the Federal Art Project, WPA, NY. In good condition printed on thin paper with a watermark, Basingwerk Parchment; full margins. Included in the exhibit of the Meyer Family Collection, New York Federal Art Project, at Buffalo University, NY, 1998. Wehlen is located in Germany in the state of Saxony, situated on the right bank of the Elbe river. $350.

Eugene Higgins American (1874-1958) Hungry Mouths 7-7/8 x 9-7/8 in. Etching, 1931, probably an edition of 100 or less. Signed in pencil. ALC 102. Printed on wove paper with full margins; tack holes in the outer edges of the margins from stretching and drying the paper after printing. Selected for Fine Prints of the Year, 1931, pl.78. $450.

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