 George Washington and His Times. Thirty-Eight Plates from Water Colors by Arthur Szyk. Vienna: Max Jaffe, 1932. Illustrations tipped on to original mats. Image sizes vary, most approximately 5" x 6 1/4". Collotype process using nine colors plus gold. Printed on very fine imported rag paper. Traces of adhesive to corners of many images, else Very Good condition. Complete sets are rare.
FIRST PRINTING.The American Revolution and George Washington are the focus of this highly patriotic work which highlights the battles, personalities and historic events surrounding America's struggle for Independence. Complete portfolios are rarely seen on the market. Only 4 known complete copies offered publicly since 1966. A 1984 Christie's sale resulted in a sale price of over $3000. The original water colors were accomplished by Szyk during 1930-31 and were exhibited at the French Exposition in Paris, 1931. In 1935 the President of Poland, Ignacy Moscicki, purchased the original miniatures from Szyk for 15,000 Polish sloty ($2,848.50) and presented them to President Franklin D. Roosevelt; they hung in The White House until 1941. They reside today in the FDR Library in Hyde Park, New York.
Very limited numbers of individual collotype lithographic images are available for purchase. See our Americana section of Prints and Lithographs. |
