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Joseph Margulies

Joseph Margulies - New England Granny

New England Granny

Joseph Margulies's original etching, New England Granny is a remarkable example of art in the demanding medium of the soft ground etching. Like most of Margulies's etchings this informal study captures so much more of the soul of the sitter than the more formal commissions. During the 1950's and 1960's many of the artist's etchings were published by the Associated American Artists of New York in limited editions of 250. New England Granny was commissioned by this publisher. From its creation in the mid 1930's, the A.A.A. published original graphic art from such great masters as Grant Wood, Thomas Hart Benton, Reginald Marsh and many others. This original soft ground etching was designed and etched by Joseph Margulies and was published in 1939.
 
Title: New England Granny
Artist: Margulies, Joseph (Vienna, Austria, 1896 - New York City, 1984)
Date: 1939
Medium: Original Soft Ground Etching
Publisher: Associated American Artists, New York
Note: Joseph Margulies: A highly awarded American painter, etcher and lithographer, Joseph Margulies came to the United States from Austria at an early age. He studied first under the great master of lithography and etching, Joseph Pennell (1857-1926) at the Art Students' League, New York, from 1922 to 1925. Margulies then continued his artistic education at the National Academy of Design and at the Ecole des Beaux Arts in Paris. Lastly he completed an apprenticeship with Maynard Waltner in Vienna.
  For the following five decades Joseph Margulies excelled in every artistic medium. Whether in etching, lithography or in painting he established himself as one of the greatest portrait artists in America and was commissioned to execute the portraits of presidents and other distinguished individuals. American museums that include his original etchings and lithographs in their permanent collections are the Metropolitan Museum, New York, Yale University, the Library of Congress and the Smithsonian Institute.
Size: 9 7/8 X 7 3/8 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
  Matted with 100% Archival Materials
Buy Now Price: $285.00 US
Condition: New England Granny is printed upon fine, hand-made, laid paper and with full, deckled margins as published by the Associated American Artists, New York in 1939. Signed by the artist in pencil along the lower margin. Containing a 1/2" tear in the upper right corner (well away from the plate-mark), else in fine condition throughout and a beautifully printed impression. This original soft ground etching represents a prime example of the famous American art of Joseph Margulies.
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Original Soft Ground Etching by the American artist, Joseph Margulies.

New England Granny Original Etching by Joseph Margulies
New England Granny

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Joseph Margulies (Vienna, Austria, 1896 - New York City, 1984)
# Image Title & Artist Medium Date Notes -
01- Chasid by Joseph Margulies Chasid by Joseph Margulies Original Soft Ground Etching 1966 Signed, titled and numbered '68/250' by Joseph Margulies in pencil along the lower margin.  
02.- Napoleon Bridge Paris by Joseph Margulies Napoleon Bridge, Paris by Joseph Margulies Original Etching and Aquatint c. 1930 Signed in pencil by Joseph Margulies along the lower margin. Sold
03.- Portrait of Joseph Pennell by Joseph Margulies Portrait of Joseph Pennell by Joseph Margulies Original Lithograph 1925 Signed and dated by Joseph Margulies in the stone and inscribed by him in pencil, "To Alfred W. McCann, with compliments. Litho - Portrait of Late Joseph Pennell." Also signed by the artist on the verso. Sold
04.- New England Granny by Joseph Margulies New England Granny by Joseph Margulies Original Soft Ground Etching 1939 Signed in pencil by Joseph Margulies along the lower margin.  

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American Art of the Depression Era (c. 1930 - c. 1945)
The American Art of the Depression Era directory contains a listing of original works of art from the Depression decade of the 1930’s and into the early 1940’s created by American artists. These pages also include information about the art publishers, associations, clubs, groups and societies located in major cities throughout the United States, such as Boston, Brooklyn, Chicago, Cincinnati, Cleveland, Buffalo, Wichita, Philadelphia, Rochester, San Francisco, Washington D.C. and elsewhere. Many of these organizations provided an opportunity for American artists to work and create original works of art during the Great Depression. A few of the art associations and clubs active during this period that are discussed in this directory include the American Artists Group, the Associated American Artists, New York, the Buffalo Print Club, the Chicago Society of Etchers, the Lone Star Printmakers, the Prairie Print Makers, the Print Club of Cleveland, the Print Club of Philadelphia, the Print Club of Rochester, the Society of American Etchers, the Indiana Society of Printmakers, the Society of Washington D.C. Artists and the Syracuse Print Club.
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American Art of the Depression Era dating from 1930 to 1945 (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com - Artist Index: A to E): The following four pages contain a listing of original American etchings, lithographs woodcuts, serigraphs, watercolors, drawings, linocuts and wood engravings from the Depression decade of the 1930’s and into the early 1940’s. Despite the dire economic times publishers of original prints continued to survive and successfully raise revenue for the artists as well as making original art affordable during the Great Depression years.

Listed on the first page of the 'American Art of the Depression Era' directory are over fifty original works of art created by American artists such as, George Elbert Burr, his etchings, Little Canyon, Arizona and Morraine Park were both commissioned by The Print Connoisseur, while his Evening, Arizona was published by The Brooklyn Society of Etchers. Also, works such as, Kenneth Ballantyne's original linocut, Wood Nymphs appeared in The Colophon in New York in 1931. George Elmer Browne’s The Fishing Fleet and Adolf Dehn’s Threshing Near Kilkenny published by the Associated American Artists (A.A.A.), are other outstanding examples of early prints from this decade.

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American Art of the Depression Era dating from 1930 to 1945 (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com - Artist Index: F to J): The second page of this directory also contains a list of over fifty original works of art created during the Great Depression years by American artists. One of the more interesting aspects of art of the Depression is how seldom the actual misery and privation of the decade is depicted. On this page, for example, only Hugo Gellert’s original lithograph, Primary Accumulation, protests the contemporary state of affairs. The visual arts (including films) set out to divert and entertain. Perhaps for artists an almost sure recipe for failure would have been to remind the average man of his sorry condition.

On the contrary most areas of the entertainment industries thrived. The art of Kenneth Hartwell is an excellent example. His lithographs of circus acrobats, jugglers and clowns and of the music, dancing and comedy of the Burlesque shows are worlds into themselves. Gazing at his imagery the viewer is granted a temporary reprieve from the real world.

03.- American Art of the Depression Era - Page 3 (Artist Index (K to P)

American Art of the Depression Era dating from 1930 to 1945 (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com - Artist Index: K to P): Even in a Depression the sense of a continuation of normal activities persists. In Joseph Margulies, New England Granny the subject does exactly what grannies do best as she contentedly sits in her rocker, sewing. Philip Parsons depicts a joyful family reunion in Home for Christmas and Henry Pitz depicts the dignity of work in his monumental art deco style in both Maine Fisherman and Man Against the Sky.

Purely by alphabetical accident, page 3 also contains two of my favorite night scenes: Alan Lewis’ delightful color woodcut, Swinging the Gate and Martin Lewis’ renowned Night in New York. This famous etching was published by the Chicago Society of Etchers in 1932.

04.- American Art of the Depression Era - Page 4 (Artist Index (R to Z)

American Art of the Depression Era dating from 1930 to 1945 (Art of The Print / www.artoftheprint.com - Artist Index: R to Z): Like the previous three pages, page four of this directory provides a full variety of Depression era themes and techniques. Stark realities of the times are provided by W. P. Robinson (Abandoned Farm) and Isadore Weiner (Gardening). In contrast are pieces like John W. Winkler’s playful landscape, Rae Lakes, California and the fine animal studies by Clarence Zuelch.

Two magnificent drypoints by Albert Sterner -- Meditation and The Promised Land – will also be found listed on that page. In particular, The Promised Land seems like a potent symbol of man’s journey through the decade of the Great Depression. In total, there are over two hundred works of original art created by American artists from the Depression decade of the 1930’s and into the early 1940’s listed in the 'American Art of the Depression' directory.


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