Additional information
| Artist | Roche |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Category | North American |
ArtistRoche, Paul
Artist Years1888-1959
Artist NationalityAmerican
TitleLexington Market (Baltimore)
Year1927
MediumPrint > Etching
DimensionsPlate: 9 X 13.9 inches
Description
Original etching, signed in pencil, printed in greenish-black ink on fine-grained, cream wove paper, 2.6 – 4.4 inches margins. Published by Reveille for the Baltimore Association of Commerce, Baltimore, MD 1927, edition 250.
Accession Number721538
NotesM. Paul Roche came to the United States as a young boy. His studies took him first to the Pratt Institute Art School and later to the prestigious National Academy of Design, where he worked under Charles Hawthorne. During his career, Roche was equally well known for both his etchings and drypoints and for his large mural paintings. Most of his architectural art dealt with his home city of Baltimore.
M. Paul Roche was a full member of the Brooklyn Society of Etchers, the Salamina Club, New York, and the American Federation of Arts. Examples of his art are found in the collections of the Chicago Institute of Art, the Cleveland Museum of Art, the Detroit Art Institute, the New York Public Library, the California State Library and the Library of Congress, Washington DC.
Roche's original etchings and drypoints were published in Baltimore by F. H. Robertson & Co. All were printed in editions of either 100 or 50 impressions. S. W. Straus and Company is a superior example of his etched art. Observed from ground level, both the buildings and the street life are delineated with the skill of a truly great architectural artist.
(source: artoftheprint.com)