Old Sign, Compiègne or A Quaint Old Sign, Compiègne, 1916
Color etching
5×3IN.CM
Arms 7; Fletcher 7. One of 6 color impressions; a rare artist’s proof with deckled edges. Signed and dated in pencil lower right: “John Taylor Arms 1916”; inscribed in pencil lower left: “Artist’s Proof”; titled in pencil lower left margin: “A Quaint Sign, Compiègne”. Collector’s stamp lower left recto: Margery Arms Roberts. A fine impression in fine condition aside from very slight overall toning, with full margins.