Cheffetz, Asa. M. STEWART SIMPSON, 1919. Springfield catalogue, page 14. Etching, 1919. Titled, signed and dated in the plate. 6 7/8 x 4 7/8 inches, 175 x 123 mm. In excellent condition. One of only a few etchings made by Cheffetz, this one likely comes from the artist's own collection. Maxwell Stewart Simpson (1896-1984) was Cheffetz's classmate at the National Academy of Design. The two shared a studio in New York in 1919, near Union Square, where they made etchings and lithographs; Cheffetz was forced by circumstances to return to Springfield after only six months. Simpson had a long and distinguished career as a painter, printmaker and sculptor; see the entry on him in Who Was Who in American Art.
