S. van Abbé. [signed in pencil and in plate.]
[n.d., c.1925.]
Drypoint etching on laid paper, signed artist's proof from a limited edition. 260 x 260mm, 10¼ x 10¼". Numbered '2/60' in pencil lower left. Very fine.
A street musician singing and playing his guitar. Salomon van Abbe (1883 - 1955), painter and book illustrator of Dutch origin; came to England when 5 years old and studied with Tripp, C.Rae, W.Baynes and W.Seymour; he exhibited at the Royal Society of Arts between 1933-55.
Guichard: pg.23. The Print Society 'Fine Prints', p.169.
[Ref: 19375]  £220.00