"The Dark Portal" J Andre Smith, (Amer., 1880-1959) Silkscreen and produced many fine etchings

and produced many fine etchings of the floating city

quite adept at etching and drypoint

A striking Arts & Crafts block print image of urban Wilmington with it's bold sweep of clouds from the late 1920's by this Philadelphia and Provincetown trained artist who's prints are not commonly encountered

Ruth Lewin

"The Dark Portal" J Andre Smith, (Amer., 1880-1959) Silkscreen and produced many fine etchingsEtching, ca. 1930, Ed. unknown, 9 1 8 x 5 3 4, on thin, yellowish wove vellum, a tiny repaired edge tear right margin center, reinforced weakness to platemark upper left corner, some attendant cockling, signed in pencil. A traditional draftsman of great skill, Smith's etchings of architecture and landscape alike were held in high regard. With his good friend Ernest Roth, Smith early on made the pilgrimage to Venice, and produced many fine etchings of