Artist: Josef Pierre Nuyttens (Belgian-American, 1885-1960).
Title: The Royal Exchange London.
Titled, Signed and Dated [19]43 in graphite below the image. Signed in plate u.l. Bears an embossed stamp "Original etching by Pierre Nuyttens."
Dimensions: Image 9 3/4" x 7 1/2". Sheet 13 1/4" x 11".
Edition: 100. A copy numbered 4/100 and dated 1941 was selling on Craigslist. Our H/C inprint Is dated 1943.
Date: 1943.
Materials and Techniques: Color etching on cream wove paper.
Provenance: The Estate of George "Yorgo" Demetrakopoulos; professor, assistant director of the Medieval Institute, and assistant to the dean at Western Michigan University, Kalamazoo, Michigan, from 1965-2000.
Condition: The sheet is trimmed unevenly as is typical for Nuyttens etchings. The signs of aging are appropriate for the time. A detailed condition report is available on demand.
Museums and Libraries: Currently his art is displayed in many permanent collections such as the Art Institute of Chicago and the National Portrait Gallery at the Smithsonian Institution.
Art Movements, Periods & Schools: American School XX C.
Acknowledgement: This entry incorporates text from Wikipedia and the catalog entry of a similar item from the British Museum collection.