"Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal" by Ernest D. Roth, (Amer., 1879-1964) Lithograph

"Redpath Museum, McGill University, Montreal" by Ernest D. Roth, (Amer., 1879-1964) LithographEtching, 1945, ed. unknown, 7 11 16 x 10 7 8, signed & titled in the plate, on cream wove paper, very faint mat line.

in Gunther's short life he lived in London

with small margins and old hinges top corners verso

an early state of the full plate before  inscriptions and before the plate was cut down to frame the head and shoulders against the drape at left and trees at right

Sterner was a well respected painter and influential printmaker who helped to promote the transition of lithography from it's late 19th century eclipse to it's 20th century revival as a primary and vital fine art medium

tiny pin holes

I marvel at their continued affordability

identified in printed text in bottom margin

collaborating on several murals for public buildings and a series of paintings of Birmingham's steel and iron industry

a few spots of foxing in bottom margin

7-15/16 x 5-15/16

sunny day amidst the cool shadows afforded by the shop front awnings

original paper hinges at top corners as issued