"Chatham Bar" by Philip Kappel, Amer., (1901-1981) POR shows exquisite and subtle control

shows exquisite and subtle control of value

Hewit was a modernist painter and printmaker based in Ohio who spent time in Provincetown and studied at the Pennsylvania Academy

This impression still retains the original label issued by the company with the print

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"Chatham Bar" by Philip Kappel, Amer., (1901-1981) POR shows exquisite and subtle controlAquatint, 1926, 7 7 8 x 9 3 4, signed & titled in pencil, on cream laid paper, small loss with light tape residue to tip of upper left margin corner, large margins; a beautiful impression of a stunning pure painterly aquatint, with no etched line work. One of only a few made in the medium by this esteemed Connecticut printmaker and world traveler, who studied with Philip Little, achieved fame early and is known today known primarily for his maritime