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VINCENT D. SMITH (1929 - 2003)
A Moment Supreme.
Etching, 1972. 220x275 mm; 8
3
/
4
x10
3
/
4
inches, full margins.Artist’s proof, aside from the edition of
35. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed “A/P” in pencil, lower margin. Printed at Robert Blackburn’s
PrintmakingWorkshop, NewYork. A very good, dark impression of this scarce print.
On July 17, 1967, the jazz world was stunned when John Coltrane died from liver cancer at the age
of 40.This etching evokes a stirring scene, recalling the funeral service for Coltrane on July 21st at
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in New York City, when both the Ornette Coleman and the Albert
Ayler quartets performed.
[1,000/1,500]
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HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005)
Jazz Musicians.
Etching and aquatint on smooth wove paper, 1974. 248x184 mm; 9
3
/
4
x7
1
/
4
inches, full margins.
Signed, titled, dated and numbered 16/50 in pencil, lower margin. A very good impression.
[1,000/1,500]
99 HARTWELL YEARGANS (1915 - 2005)
The Journey Home.
Color woodcut on thin imitation Japan paper, 1983. 286x305 mm; 11
1
/
4
x12 inches, full margins.
Artist’s proof, aside from an edition of an unknown size. Signed, titled, dated and inscribed “A/P
I” in pencil, lower margin. A good impression with strong colors.
[1,000/1,500]
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