"Gods in the Sky, " Tour de Force, High-Style Art Deco Ink Drawing with Nudes

This remarkable and stunning set of six sensuous prints, highlighted in gold and silver ink, was published and bound by John Henry Nash in 1926 to honor the life of his frequent collaborator, Ray Frederick Coyle. Coyle had died an early death, prompting Nash to issue this volume in a limited edition of 210 (this example is number 54), dedicating it to Albert Maurice Bender and William Randolph Keltie Young. Nash had established his own press 10 years before, and was dubbed by one admirer "The Aldus of San Francisco." Coyle illustrated several books published by Nash, including "Jurgen: A Comedy of Justice" and "The Sermon on the Mount...

This extraordinary drawing produced by one of the great artists associated with the Harlem Renaissance depicts a nude male figure leaning against an icy slope and looking heavenward. The artist was Charles Cullen, who played a very important role in illustrating several volumes associated with Black writers in the 1920s and 1930s, most especially Countee Cullen (no relation to Charles). Countee was a writer and poet who produced several important works, including "The Black Christ and Other Poems," "Copper Sun...

"Flight to Eternity" Drawing with Black Ink Graphics, drawing with black ink. Design for a large-scale tapestry. The idea of design - unity of opposites: Man and Woman, unity of soul...

American Art Deco pen and ink drawing of urban amusement park scene with a black matting and gilt square frame (L. Chupin)(Companion pieces: BRA012B, BRA012C, BRA012D, BRA012E, BRA01...