"Sailor and Girl" by Clark Fay, Amer., (1894-1956) Etching and was an early advocate

and was an early advocate for abstract art in America

on thin cream wove japan paper

slightest toning in the mat opening

as the nuanced face and torso of this male nude attest

signed lower left

"Sailor and Girl" by Clark Fay, Amer., (1894-1956) Etching and was an early advocateLithograph, 1930's, ed. unknown, printed by Desjobert, Paris, 24 x 16 13 16, unsigned, on thin gray chine colle, affixed to a thick white wove support sheet measuring 29 7 8 x 22 1 4. The image and chine surface are remarkably fine, save for a tiny retouch in the dark floor at bottom center. The fully deckle edged support sheet looks it's 80 90 years. There are two small short tears at the bottom deckle edge, scattered marginal foxing and soiling, and