"Under the Brooklyn Bridge, East River" by Charles F. W. Mielatz, Amer., (1864-1919) Slate Print Andre Sauret

Andre Sauret

Though published in The Studio in a large edition

but not often encountered subject

on smooth stiff cream wove paper

Avery Print Collection at the NY Public Library

"Under the Brooklyn Bridge, East River" by Charles F. W. Mielatz, Amer., (1864-1919) Slate Print Andre SauretEtching, 1892, published in a New York Etching Club Annual Catalogue likely 1890's, 5 x 6 7 8, on cream laid paper, signed in the plate. This small plate manages to convey the monumentality of the Brooklyn Bridge, enhanced by Mielatz's mastery of value in etching lines both bold and delicate with shades in between to convey distance and atmosphere. This print is not commonly seen, but then the artist was quite prolific. I'm surprised to still