Vintage 1928 Dawson Dawson Watson Spanish Missions San Antonio - Set of 5

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Rare set of 5 vintage circa 1928 waxotype prints on thin paper of the five San Antonio Texas missions by … more Rare set of 5 vintage circa 1928 waxotype prints on thin paper of the five San Antonio Texas missions by Dawson Dawson-Watson (1864–1939) early Texas artist. Signed in print lower right corner and published by Pabst Engraving Co. of San Antonio, paper is glued to cream cardstock with impressed plate marks. These prints are listed in the Dawson-Watson catalogue raisonne. Dawson Dawson-Watson was British born Impressionist painter who became famous in 1927 for winning the largest cash prize in American Art, the Texas Competitive Wildflower Competition. He was one of the first members of the famous Impressionist colony in Giverny, France and was a prominent teacher in Hartford, Connecticut, St. Louis, Missouri and San Antonio, Texas. Unframed, image sizes are 8" x 10.5", the brown streaking you see is due to the original glue used to mount the prints onto the backing, couple backings have corner losses. Each comes in its own original brown paper folder. less