Arms, John Taylor (American 1887-1953). SHADOWS OF VENICE - IL PONTE DI RIALTO, VENEZIA. Etching, 1930. Edition of 140 + 14 Artist's Proofs. 10 x 12 inches (Plate), 11 3/8 x 157/8 inches (sheet). Signed in pencil and inscribed "Edition 100." Fletcher 229. Printed by Henry E. Carling on green laid paper.. In excellent condition. This is Number 16 of Arms' Italian Series. It is illustrated: Dorothy Noyes Arms, Hill Towns and Cities of Northern Italy, p. 208; The Print Collector's Quarterly 21 (1934) at page 136; Fine Prints of the Year, 1931, and Eric Denker, Reflections & Undercurrents: Ernest Roth and Printmaking in Venice, 1900-1940. This print. was the Arms submission for his application toThe Royal Society of Painter-Etchers in 1934.
