“Timberline”
3 1/8 ” x 4 ¾“
Drypoint etching
Signed and titled with pencil in lower margin
On wove paper
Fine condition
$150
“Glimpse at the Grand Canyon” c. 1918
Birger Sandzen (1871-1954)
lithograph Japanese cream wove paper
7/50 in pencil
24” x 16”
matted
Signed in pencil
Titled in pencil
Excellent condition with four deckled edges and four even margins
$2250
Prints
Birger Sandzen (1871-1954)
Born in Sweden, where he studied art with some of the leading artists at that time including Anders Zorn. He later moved to study in Paris for a bit before ultimately moving to the Swedish community of Lindsborg, KS in 1894. In Lindsborg Birger began to teach art at Bethany College where he would spend the entirety of his life, later becoming the Chairman of the Art Department.
After becoming friends with Wichita artist Coy Seward, who founded the print making group, The Prairie Print Makers, he joined the group becoming their most senior member and was tasked with creating their first annual gift print, A Kansas Creek, in 1931. While with the group Sandzen was very prolific producing well over 200 prints as well as some of the most beautiful landscape oil paintings at that time.
He continued to show with the PPM’s and act as the Chairman of the Art Dept. at Bethany College until his death in 1954. He is widely regarding as one of the best print makers and painters of his era, if not for all time.
“Grand Lake”
4 ¾ ” x 3 1/8”
Drypoint etching
Signed and titled with pencil in lower margin
On wove paper
Excellent condition
$175
“Lone Pine”
4 ¾ ” x 3 1/8 “
Drypoint etching
Signed and titled with pencil in lower margin
On wove paper
Recently cleaned
Excellent condition
$250
Lyman Byxbe
Lyman Byxbe was born near Pittsfield, Illinois on February 28, 1886. Though he had no formal school training, he was artistically inclined from a young age, and as an adult learned the art of etching from Omaha architect Mark Levings. He worked primarily in drypoint, aquatint, and etching, but also executed works in mezzotint, conté crayon, oil, pencil, and watercolor.
Byxbe and his wife began traveling in 1922 to Estes Park, Colorado, as summer visitors. By 1930 he had set up a studio and soon had a booming business, which included etchings of resident's cabins for Christmas cards. By the mid-thirties he was garnering national attention. He was elected to the Chicago Society of Etchers, and had a one man show of sixty-some items at the Smithsonian in 1937-38. Byxbe moved to Estes Park for good shortly thereafter. He had a shop on Elkhorn Avenue in downtown Estes Park for many years.
Byxbe died in Estes Park on March, 27, 1980.
“Whispering Aspens” c. 1936
Birger Sandzen (1871-1954)
lithograph on cream wove paper
Ed. 200
14” x 10”
Signed in pencil l/r
Titled in pencil l/l
Excellent condition
Recently cleaned
Inscribed “with kindest regards to Mrs. T Yarnathy 1936” in pencil, center
$1700
“Wailing Harps” c. 1947
5.5” x 7”
Ed. 30
Drypoint etching
Signed and titled with pencil in lower margin
On wove paper
Recently cleaned
Excellent black tones
Excellent condition
$500
“Summertime”
Birger Sandzen (1871-1954)
linocut
15.5” x 11”
Nicely Framed, floating image, not matted
Signed in pencil l/l
Titled in pencil l/r
Very Good cond. Slight spot outside of image.
$1000
“Pond With Willows” c. 1939
Birger Sandzen (1871-1954)
linocut
9” x 6”
Signed in pencil
Titled in pencil
Excellent condition
Rich dark lines with very little toning if any
$900
“Pastures” c. 1939
Birger Sandzen (1871-1954)
lithograph
Ed. 100
20” x 16”
Signed in pencil
Titled in pencil
Excellent condition beautiful margins and edges
Recently cleaned, beautiful image
$1800
“Pines at Sunset” c. 1923
Birger Sandzen (1871-1954)
lithograph on cream laid paper
10” x 7”
Signed in pencil l/l
Titled in pencil l/r
Excellent condition
Recently cleaned
$1175
“Windswept”
4 ¾ ” x 3 1/8 “
Drypoint etching
Signed and titled with pencil in lower margin
On wove paper
Recently cleaned
Excellent condition
$250
“A Kansas Creek” c. 1931
Birger Sandzen (1871-1954)
lithograph on Laid paper
Ed. 200
10” x 7”
Signed in pencil l/r
Titled in pencil l/l
Excellent condition on laid paper, flawless
Recently cleaned with four deckled edges
Was the first gift print for The Prairie Print Makers
$1700
“Silvery Colorado”
5.5” x 7”
Drypoint etching
Signed and titled with pencil in lower margin
On wove paper
Recently cleaned
Excellent condition
$450
“Trees and Wheatfields”
Birger Sandzen (1871-1954)
lithograph
14” x 11”
Signed in pencil l/r
Titled in pencil l/l
Excellent condition.
Recently cleaned
Beautiful ink, no toning whatsoever
$1650
“Loch Vale”
3” x 4 ¾ ”
Drypoint etching
Signed and titled with pencil in lower margin
On wove paper
Recently cleaned
Fine condition
$150
“Thompson Canyon”
3 1/8 ” x 4 ¾ ”
Drypoint etching
Signed and titled with pencil in lower margin
On wove paper
Fine condition
$150
“Top of Longs Peak”
5.5” x 7”
Drypoint etching
Signed and titled with pencil in lower margin
On wove paper
Recently cleaned
Excellent condition
$450
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