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Updated with NEW Selection 4/29/08
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Edward T. Hurley
(American, 1869-1950)
Cincinnati’s Etcher Laureate
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Treadway Galley is honored to present the most comprehensive collection of Hurley etchings ever offered. This one of-a-kind collection of beautifully rendered images comes to the Gallery through the artist’s son and daughter and features etchings, pastels and drawings, many which have never before been offered. All of the etchings are in very good to excellent condition and highlight many of Cincinnati’s premier landmarks from the early twentieth century.
Edward Timothy Hurley is famous on two fronts. First, his etchings, paintings and illustrations made him a major architectural and landscape artist, particularly those dealing with his native city of Cincinnati. Secondly, as the leading artist of Rookwood Pottery, his name is forever prominent in the annals of American art pottery. Hurley graduated from St. Xavier High School in 1887 and studied under Frank Duveneck at the Art Academy of Cincinnati, ca.1894-1898 where he became a skilled drypoint artist and etcher.
Hurley was employed as a decorator at Rookwood beginning in 1896, and translated his deep love of nature into landscapes on the vases and plaques produced at the Pottery. At the St. Louis World’s Fair in 1904, he was awarded the gold medal for originality in art workmanship. Hurley married fellow Rookwood decorator, Irene Bishop, in 1907.
Outside the Pottery, Hurley spent much of his time creating hundreds of etchings; highlighting scenic views of Cincinnati including downtown landmarks, the shoreline of the Ohio River, bustling outdoor markets, and the climbing rooftops of Mount Adams. In the prologue to one of his published collections of poetic etchings, Impressions of Cincinnati (1924), Russell Wilson proclaimed Hurley “the etcher laureate of Cincinnati.”
A curious experimenter, Hurley was inventive with his print making processes and his materials. He created, patented, and sold “Hurley Crayons,” an oil pastel stick that could be used directly on the plate and would prevent the acid from cutting through. Advertised in “International Studio” magazine, and supplied to local schools and art supply shops, the crayons were produced by the artist from 1916 to 1935. He also devised and sold the “Hurley” black etching ground, which required no smoking and resulted in a print with a glossy, ebony blank surface.
Aside from his astounding work in ceramic decoration and drypoint etching, Hurley produced work in mediums such as bronze, pastels, watercolor and oils.
Studied:
Xavier University; Cincinnati Art Academy, 1894-98 with Beck and Duveneck
Member:
Cincinnati Society of Etchers; Society of American Etchers; Ohio Print Makers; The Crafters; Cincinnati Art Club; Duveneck Society. Painters and Sculptors
Exhibited:
National Academy of Design; Herron Art Institute; Cincinnati Art Museum; Corcoran Gallery, 1910, 1912, 1916; Louisiana Purchase Exhibition; Art Institute of Chicago, 1921 (Logan Medal); St. Louis World’s Fair, 1904; Columbus, 1921 (landscape prize)
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An Exhibition of E.T. Hurley
Most etchings will cost about $25 each to ship unless there are multiple orders. These represent the largest and most diverse collection ever assembled with numerous unique examples. Everything is guaranteed, most are unframed, all have descended from the daughter and son of E.T. Hurley. Prices can be discounted on multiple orders.
Two or more etchings receive 10%off, Five -15% off, Six or more 20% off.
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For larger image click on thumbnail
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Order Number and Description
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For more information or to purchase call 513-321-6742 or email.
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.167 E.T. Hurley etching, “Cabin in the Snow” 1922, printed on card stock, 8.75 x 12”, striking image in excellent condition |
475
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.168 E.T. Hurley etching, House by river’s edge with trees, 1922, aquatint, 8.5 x 10.75”, wonderfully executed scene with great detail and amazing color, excellent condition |
475
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.173 E.T. Hurley etching, densely populated forest interior, 1916/1931, 8” x 12”, early image in excellent condition |
425
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.184 E.T. Hurley etching, Farm scene from a distance with animals and figures, 1907, signed in plate only, 6” x 8.75”, rare and early, possibly unique, excellent condition |
425
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.189 E.T. Hurley etching, hill with trees grasses and flock of birds, 1896/1917, 8,5 x 11.75”, uncommon and early etching, excellent condition |
395
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.190 E.T. Hurley etching, “Study of Apple Tree” 1897, 7.25” x 10.75”, printed on rice paper with applied paper mat, early etching with brown ink, very good condition |
395
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.191 E.T. Hurley etching, “One of my First Etchings helped to etch by Wm. Sommers” 1901/1922, 6” x 9”, simple landscape with barren trees, rare and unique, very good condition |
600
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.195 E.T. Hurley etching, canal scene with figures and docked boats, boathouse, 1917/1922, 9.5” x 12.25”, numerous figures and dogs along banks of water, rare etching, excellent condition |
450
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.198 E.T. Hurley etching, river scene with tall pine trees, aquatint, 1920, 9” x 11.75”, riverboat afloat in this dramatic scene, excellent condition, very rare, |
425
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.200 E.T. Hurley etching, Ohio River with Mt. Adams in the distance, 1935, signed in plate only, 8” x 11.75”, shows bridges, downtown area and barge, an unusual scene in excellent condition |
425
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.204 E.T. Hurley etching, “Ice - Boat” 1936, ed # 12/50, 9” x 12”, rare image in excellent condition |
395
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.205 E.T. Hurley etching, Ohio River bend, East End, 1916/1929, 6.5” x 11”, view from lower edges of Mt. Adams showing barge and train tracks, nicely detailed work in sky, rare and excellent condition |
395
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.206 E.T. Hurley etching, Cincinnati Skyline from KY with Roebling Bridge, 1916, 9” x 16”, early panoramic view of the city with barges on the river, unusual image, very good condition with one minor tear that does not enter image |
395
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.214 E.T. Hurley etching, “The Canal at Vine St.” 1917/1929, 9.25” x 12.25”, large boats with numerous individuals and several people on dry land in front of nicely detailed storefront, seldom seen image in great condition |
395
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.216 E.T. Hurley etching, “East Fork ...Little Miami River”, 1916, 8.5” x 12”, unusual scene with two people in boat, excellent condition |
395
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.217 E.T. Hurley etching, Covered Bridge, 1929, 7” x 10.25”, several ducks and figures complete this charming scene, excellent condition |
395
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.218 E.T. Hurley etching, River scene with docked boats and three figures, 1925, 9” x 11.75”, probably Little Miami river, excellent condition |
395
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.221 E.T. Hurley etching, Ohio river scene with houses, 1911/1912, 9” x 10.75”, probably view from east end, unusual, excellent condition |
480
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For more information or to purchase call 513-321-6742 or email.
Most etchings will cost about $25 each to ship unless there are multiple orders. These represent the largest and most diverse collection ever assembled with numerous unique examples. Everything is guaranteed, most are unframed, all have descended from the daughter and son of E.T. Hurley. Prices can be discounted on multiple orders.
Two or more etchings receive 10% off, Five -15% off, Six or more 20% off.
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