"Clock Tower", Bertha Jacques, (Amer., 1863-1941) POR on warm white wove paper

on warm white wove paper with large margins

relates strongly to Barrer's other mature paintings

10-1/4 x 11-3/4

a soft diagonal fold in the bottom margin

"Clock Tower", Bertha Jacques, (Amer., 1863-1941) POR on warm white wove paperEtching, 1901, Ed. unknown, 6 3 8 x 4 1 16, on thin golden laid japan, significant skinning and thinning to paper verso, a rich, luminous impression, initialed and dated in plate, signed and titled in pencil. Excited by an exhibit of French etchings at the 1893 World Colombian Exposition in Chicago, Bertha Jacques took up etching before the turn of the 20th century, eventually producing over 400 prints; mostly focused on floral, landscape and city