Wood engraving, ca.1933; edition not stated. Image size 6” x 4-3/8”; sheet size 8-11/16” x 6-15/16”. Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin; artist’s monogram in lower right-hand corner of the image. Minor and unobtrusive creasing at the lower corners of the impression likely caused during printing else fine.

$1,500

Woodcut, 1932; edition not stated. Image size 7-13/16” x 6-7/16”; sheet size 9½” x 8-3/8”. Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin, with the artist’s monogram in the lower right-hand corner of the image. A very good impression on wove paper. Unobtrusive color staining on reverse of sheet and narrow loss at right-hand edge of sheet, well away from the sight area.

$750

Wood engraving, ca. 1936; edition not stated. Image size 10-1/8” x 11¾”; sheet size 12” x 14-1/16”. A beautifully inked impression reflecting the artist's adept use of light and shadow to energize this highly kinetic image. Abramovitz's initials in the block and his signature in pencil in the lower margin. Near fine overall.

SOLD

Wood engraving, ca. 1935; edition not stated. Image size 5¾” x 5½”; sheet size 7-15/16” x 6-3/8”. Artist’s monogram in block and signature in pencil below the image. A beautifully inked, detailed impression in fine condition.

$875

Wood engraving, ca. 1932; edition not stated. Image size 8½” x 10-7/8”; sheet size 11½” x 13½”. A classic depression scene, beautifully inked and in overall very good condition. Initialed in the block and titled and signed in pencil by Abramovitz in the lower margin.

$975

Wood engraving, ca. 1943; edition not stated. Image size 8½" x 9-1/8"; sheet size 11" x 13¼". Well-inked and printed on translucent paper, with small tape remnants in the upper corners, well away from the sight area. Artist's initials in the block, titled and signed by Abramovitz in the lower margin. Minor creases outside of the sight area. Very good.

$450

Wood engraving, ca. 1935; edition not stated. Image size 8” x 10½”; sheet size 10½” x 12-5/8” Titled and signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. Very good overall condition, with tape remnants in corners and a small loss in the lower right-hand corner. Museum-quality archival mat and mount.

$900

Wood engraving, ca. 1935; edition not stated. Image size 9½” x 6½”; sheet size 12” x 9”. Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. Very good condition, with uniform toning, moderate wrinkling at edge and a small closed tear in the left margin well away from the image. Museum-quality archival mat and mount.

$475

Wood engraving, 1932; edition not stated. Image size 7-1/8” x 5-1/8”; sheet size 11” x 8¾”. Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. A very good impression with soiling at the edges of the sheet well away from the sight area. Museum-quality archival mat and mount.

$375

Wood engraving, 1935; edition not stated. Image size 6-11/16” x 5-9/16”; sheet size 9½” x 7-11/16”. Titled and signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. This engraving is one of several images he created following his visit to the Soviet Union in 1935. A very good impression.The sheet has adhesive residue from prior mounting, losses in the upper corners, a crease in the upper margin, and minor rippling in the lower margin. Museum-quality archival mat and mount.

$675

Wood engraving, 1935; edition not stated. Image size 6½” x 8”; sheet size 10” x 11¼”. Titled and signed by the artist in pencil in the lower margin.This engraving is one of several images he created following his visit to the Soviet Union in 1935. A fine impression, with adhesive residue and creases on the left side of the sheet that are visible in the sight area. Museum-quality archival mat and mount.

$575

Wood engraving, 1935; edition not stated. Image size 12” x 9-1/8”; sheet size 14½” x 11-3/8”. Titled and signed by the artist in pencil in the lower margin. This engraving is one of several images he created following his visit to the Soviet Union in 1935.A richly detailed image in very good overall condition. Museum-quality archival mat and mount.

SOLD

Wood engraving, 1935; Image size 11¾” x 9-7/8”; sheet size 14-7/8” x 12½”. Titled and signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin.  This engraving is one of several images that Abramovitz created following his visit to the Soviet Union in 1935. A fine impression in very good overall condition. There is a small closed tear in the upper margin, well away from the sight area, and minor rippling at the perimeter of the sheet. Museum-quality archival mat and mount.

$750

Wood engraving, ca. 1932; edition not stated. Image size 4½” x 4½”; sheet size 6-1/8” x 6-3/8”. Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. A sensitive portrait, one of several images created by Abramovitz depicting European shtetl life, most probably as it was in his native Latvia. A fine impression in very good overall condition. Museum-quality archival mat and mount.

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Wood engraving, ca. 1931; edition not stated. Image size 8-1/8” x 6-5/8”; sheet size 10½” x 9-3/8”. Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. The scene appears to be that of a group of men gathered for study and relaxation in their local shul, a Yiddish word derived from the German schul, or school. This is one of several such works that Abramovitz created to commemorate his heritage. There is faint but unobtrusive staining on the left margin, and a narrow, vertical void in the center of the image resulting from a stress fracture in the wood block, plainly visible in the above image. A beautifully detailed scene rich in character and in otherwise very good condition. Museum-quality archival mat and mount.

$950

Wood engraving, ca. 1932; edition not stated. Image size 5½” x 7”; sheet size 8¼” x 9-5/8”. Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. One of several engravings by Abramovitz depicting Jewish village life in Europe in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A finely rendered and printed image in very good condition on translucent paper with diagonal crease in the upper left and minor faint wrinkling in the margins, all outside the image. Museum-quality archival mat and mount.

$425

Linoleum cut, 1932; edition not stated. Image size 6-5/8” x 4-3/8”; sheet size 8¼” x 5-5/8”. Titled, signed, and dated in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. The scene is emphatically not of New York, where Abramovitz created the engraving, but rather in an eastern European shtetl, one of many such views that the artist created around this time. A very good impression, with minor wrinkling and light soiling in the margins. Museum-quality archival mat and mount.

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Wood engraving, ca. 1932; edition not stated. Image size 4-5/8” x 6-5/8”; sheet size 9-5/8” x 11½.” A very good, highly detailed impression printed on heavy cream wove paper with parallel serpentine watermark lines in the manner of laid lines. Overall very good condition.

$725

Woodcut, ca. 1937; edition not stated. Image size 5-7/8” x 8”; sheet size 8-13/16” x 11¼”. Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. Fine overall condition.

$425

Wood engraving, ca. 1935; edition not stated. Image size 4½” x 6”; sheet size 8-3/4” x 11¼” . Titled and signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin; artist’s monogram in lower right-hand corner of the image. “WPA Federal Art Project, NYC” stamp on reverse. A fine impression in fine condition.

$1,500

Wood engraving, ca. 1933; image size 6-1/16” x 4-1/16”; sheet size 7-1/8” x 5¾”. Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin; artist’s monogram in the lower right-hand corner of the image. A fine impression on thin paper with small losses in the upper corners from prior mounting. Faint creasing in the lower margins, none of the foregoing affecting the sight area.

$1,400

Wood engraving, ca. 1935; image not stated. Image size 6-1/16” x 4½”; sheet size 11-1/8” x 8¾”. Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin; artist’s monogram in lower right-hand corner of the images. Federal Art Project, W.P.A. NYC stamp on reverse. A fine impression in overall fine condition. Small losses in upper corners of sheet.

$1,500

Woodcut on laid paper, ca. 1932. Image size 5-1/2” x 6-7/8”; sheet size 8-1/4” x 11-1/8”. Signed in pencil by the artist in the lower margin. A very good impression, the block selectively wiped prior to printing in order to create nuanced effects if light and shadow Two closed tears and a light brown stain at left edge of the sheet, well away from the sight area.

$650