Mid 20th Century Walter Tittle Portrait Engraving, Framed

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Engraved portrait of a man by Walter Tittle. Dated 1938, after a life sketch made in 1925. Signed and dated … more Engraved portrait of a man by Walter Tittle. Dated 1938, after a life sketch made in 1925. Signed and dated lower left. Image size 11 3/4" x 8 3/4"; overall with frame 22 3/4" x 18 3/4".

Walter Tittle (born Springfield, OH 1883-died Pacific Grove, CA 1966) studied art under William Merritt Chase in New York, and during his career, he lived and worked in both Britain and the United States. His work in etching, lithography and painting includes portraits of people such as Joseph Conrad, Arnold Bennett and George Bernard Shaw. Tittle was a member of the Royal Society of Arts, London, the Society of American Etchers, the Chicago Society of Etchers and the Print Makers' Society of California. His works hang in many museum collections, including the Smithsonian and the National Portrait Gallery. less