The Wooden Bridge, Venice, by Ernest D. Roth, Amer., (1876-1964) Crayon Resist traces of tape residue at

traces of tape residue at top corners as is usual with these editions

There is a vertical printing crease to the margin outside the image top edge at right

with the cover sheet bearing the presentation essay by John Taylor Arms

though some basic details about the artist remain a mystery

visble in raking light

The Wooden Bridge, Venice, by Ernest D. Roth, Amer., (1876-1964) Crayon Resist traces of tape residue atEtching, 1906, Ed. unknown, 7 3 16 x 8 3 8, signed and dated 1906 in pencil, a pale trace of a mat line, penciled framers notations and old inventory number along bottom margin edge, on a fine sheet of antique cream laid paper with a watermark of a head in a circle, the sheet 9 x 10 3 4. A charming early, rustic, intimate and candid look at Venice by Roth; from his first group of Venetian subjects.