Antique Vintage Etching Nice France Fishing Boats Curt Szekessy Signed. The paper measures 9" x 11 1/2"; the impression is about 5 3/4" x 8". Guaranteed genuine as described. No frame or matte, just the original etching on paper, very edges of the paper have some residue from when tape held it in place in a matte, overall very good condition with some normal age toning - see the detailed photos.
Curt Szekessy exhibited with the Brooklyn Society of Etchers intermittently active from 1918-1931, and with the Print Makers Society of California in 1921. The Index of American Print Exhibitions 1882-1940, lists nine prints by this artist, two prints of New York City(Chatham Square) is listed on page 470 of "American Prints In The Library of Congress" the other, "St. Bartholomew's (Not In L of C) Two are portraits and the rest are French landscapes. Obviously indebted to the etchings of Joseph Pennell, Szekessy exhibits the same interests in the vitality of New York that continues to excite artists today.