Fisherman Etching Signed in Pencil by Andrew B. Karoly and Louis P. Szanto Circa 1930s in Original Frame

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Antique Fisherman Etching Signed in Pencil by Andrew B. Karoly and Louis P. Szanto. Limited edition etching of a three-quarter … more Antique Fisherman Etching Signed in Pencil by Andrew B. Karoly and Louis P. Szanto. Limited edition etching of a three-quarter view portrait of a fisherman, etching by Andrew B. Karoly and Louis P. Szanto. Signed in pencil and framed under glass. Will require resetting in the matte for the best view of the signature. See photos.
Sheet containing Etching total size: 11 1/2” W x 15 1/4” H.
Frame size: 13 1/4” W x 1 “ D x 16 3/4” H.
Provenance: I purchased this framed etching from the grandson of a Hungarian immigrant in Cincinnati, Ohio. His Grandfather once lived in a neighborhood of Ohio that had a large Hungarian community.
Andrew B. Karoly and Louis P. Szanto both men are listed artists of Hungarian background who frequently collaborated in the United States. (Szanto usually did the figures in the joint etchings) Louis (Lajos) Szántó (1889-1965) A Hungarian born painter and etcher of figure studies, landscape and marine views, studied art in both Vienna and Budapest before the outbreak of World War One. He served with the Austrian Army from 1914 to 1918.
After the war Louis Szántó developed an international reputation for both his paintings and etchings. He worked and traveled throughout the Baltic States, Italy, France and Holland and exhibited his art in many major centers, including New York and Chicago. In the early years of the Great Depression (c. 1930), Szántó moved to the United States where he worked on art projects commissioned by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.). During the 1930's he created many American views and often worked in collaboration with the artist, Andrew Karoly. Also a Hungarian born painter and etcher of figure studies, landscape and city views, Andrew Karoly studied art in Budapest before the outbreak of World War One. After the War ended in 1918 he began to produce paintings and etchings of scenes in Italy, Germany and particularly, France. He came to live in New York around 1920 and during the years of the Great Depression (1930 - 1939), Karoly worked on a number of art projects commissioned by the Works Progress Administration (W.P.A.), including several large, public murals. It was during this period that he collaborated with Louis Szántó as part of the Modern Etchers group. less