"Sailor and Girl" by Clark Fay, Amer., (1894-1956) Etching barely perceptible mat line

barely perceptible mat line

by Maitres de L'Affiche

and was an early advocate for abstract art in America

as the nuanced face and torso of this male nude attest

"Sailor and Girl" by Clark Fay, Amer., (1894-1956) Etching barely perceptible mat lineLithograph, 1930's, ed. unknown, printed by Desjobert, Paris, 24 x 16 13 16, unsigned, on thin gray chine colle, affixed to a thick white wove support sheet measuring 29 7 8 x 22 1 4. The image and chine surface are remarkably fine, save for a tiny retouch in the dark floor at bottom center. The fully deckle edged support sheet looks it's 80 90 years. There are two small short tears at the bottom deckle edge, scattered marginal foxing and soiling, and