"Venice from the Redentore" by Ernest D. Roth, Amer., (1879-1964) Wood Engraving and this thoughtful self portait

and this thoughtful self portait by Oswald offers an excellent example of linear and tonal work in soft ground

There are tack holes with minor rust stains at margin edges from the original stretching and drying of this proof after printing

signed & titled in pencil on white wove paper

His prints feature a dramatic use of light with strong contrast of dark and light

"Venice from the Redentore" by Ernest D. Roth, Amer., (1879-1964) Wood Engraving and this thoughtful self portaitEtching, 1913, ed. unknown, old tape residue top edge verso, scattered inky fingerprints presumably the artist's, on verso, signed & dated in pencil, titled at the lower left margin edge, framers notation in lower right margin corner, on thin cream laid paper, A fine and fresh, crisply inked and wiped impression with a veil of granular plate tone, heavier at the top of the sky, the delicacy of the rigging on the moored boats and architectural details