I have two etchings that have Paris Etching Society NY-USA in the upper right hand corner and a small circle with the letters S Z and L in it at the lower left corner. They are hand signed in pencil but I cant make out the name. One appears to be Le Beauvois with another signature to the Right Possibly the name of the painting looks like Martu_ _ _ _ something. Both are Country scenes with a small cottage on the side of the dirt path huge field in background Trees in the foreground next to a pond. Can you Identify and tell me if there is any real value in these two pieces?

cusporet

I also have two etchings marked in a manner similar to yours. They each have a number, 201 & 205, respectively. One has a title, with the name Boyer. The scenes are what I would term French country side. # 201 views a hillside town from below with the viewer "standing" along side a river with a typical arched stone bridge over which one sees the hillside town.

# 205 has a thatched cottage on the left, dirt road/path down the middle, and a covered well at the lower right.

I have no idea what they are let alone what they might be worth. Have you had any responses in that regard?

artistall

No responses relating to the origin or value of these prints have come in, only similar inquiries such as yours. However, judging by the amount of Paris Etching Society Prints posted on the internet including eBay I would suspect the value to be low unless the print is a low numbered, or rare piece. If anyone finds out anything, please let me know! Thanks!!

redgurl.1978

I ALSO HAVE TWO PIECES FORM THE PARIS ETCHING SOCIETY, OF COURSE IT IS HARD TO FIND OUT ANYTHING, ESPECIALLY, THE ARTIST I HAVE - PAUL WOOD. BUT A LITTLE INFO THAT MAY BE HELPFUL, THE SZL STANDS FOR SYDNEY Z. LUCAS-PARIS ETCHING SOCIETY.

artistall

I searched "Sydney Z Lucas" on the web and found a website that features many collectibles. Click on Lithographs and you may find something similar to the prints you have. Good Luck!

Tracyf

Same as Artistall and Cusporet, I have #207, by Boyer titled "The Pond", with a penciled inscription to the right of SZL - "L'etaug" or "L'etang" (I'm guessing French for "The Pond"?) It is also a landscape, specifically an old stone cottage with a tall chimney and witch's cap, a pond in the background, and a wooden boat in the foreground. Since nobody has mentioned prices (not to be confused with "worth" of course), I paid $1.50 at the thrift store. Of course it worth much more to me than that.

vcorban

Just to continue this thread, I acquired a small lithograph some years ago which also carries all the Paris Etching Society marks. It is #311 of "Le Route" by an artist signed only as "Philippe". The print is approx. 9x12 and was framed with a mat that had lines inked in around the inner edge to set off the art. It is a picture of a country road with leaf-trees lining its edge and more trees in the distance. The colors are primarily browns, greens and red-browns.

I would appreciate anyone who could tell me more about the artist and value.

The print appears to be perfect, but the mat and frame show age and some wear and slight discoloration. The paper seal on the back is damaged, but I have not replaced it or disturbed it further as it carries a printed stamp which describes the item and there is another inked set of numbers that I assume are from the dealer that sold it originally.

Vern

scot

wrote a long message- ?lost in the sending as do not know howto navigate this. Need info on a french etching Le Cheumor Che..du leu...
Artist is P E Luo or Luam or Lu..ty. it has the SZL and the #60. The picture is 19"h by 24" w in a 5" heavy gold carved frame. It shows mts, a road leading to a lake with a village or cluster of houses in the background. There are trees in the fore and background. teh colors are muted green, brown, blue, sand-gold, and some brown-reds. Any information will be appreciated. thanks

Martine Petite

You seem to have had some results. WE have two prints,SZL on them, got them at a yard sale 30 years ago. Is the Paris Etching Society NY still in existence? There are lots of postings asking about specific prints but none mentions whether the company still exists or whether one can obtain other prints. Went to another site, that listed etchings, some from PES, but none looked remotely like what we have, which seems to be a lithograph. We have one where the last name seems to be Lecompte and one which is either Jourday or Jourdan. Any lead you might provide would be appreciated. We just got internet and decided a first project would be to see what, if anythng we could find out about PES. We were stunned to find all the postings.
Thanks,
Martine

Malvern Arts

I have just recently framed for a client 6 Lithographs of Maurice Legendre, all of Paris scenes in the 60'(?) They all came from the studio press of Sydney Z Lucas of New York City. I have photographed one of them.
Hope this help.
Serge.

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