WALL, Bernhardt. The Texas Missions. Sierra Madre, [1948]. 9 etchings: 8 miniature etchings, approximately 4.5 x 3 cm. (1-3/4 x 1-1/4 inches), various colored inks, wove paper, each mounted within an etched ornamental frame border (approximately 7.5 x 6.5cm. [3 x 2-1/2 inches]), in umber ink, one signed. Plus etched printer's device, approximately 8 x 5.5 cm. (3-1/8 x 2-1/4 inches), signed. Green ink. On printed post card stock (14 x 8.5 cm) [5-1/2 x 3-1/4 inches]). Presentation copy: "Presented to Arlene Edwards, Bernhardt Wall May 1952."
The post card edition. Limited edition, limitation unstated, but this set with hand-written note: "Set #3." Weber, p. 49: "My copy of these eight etchings is not bound in Wall's traditional form, but tipped onto post cards." Exceedingly rare. 70001723, 70001727-70001729, 70001731-70001735
Plate list:
THE TEXAS MISSIONS. ETCHINGS... [title]. Green within a burnt umber etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
MISSION S. ESPADA [illustration]. Umber within a burnt umber etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO | Wall [illustration]. Brownish black within a burnt sienna etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
MISSION SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1948 [illustration]. Black within a burnt sienna etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
LA MISSION CONCEPCION | Wall 1948 [illustration]. Brown within a burnt umber etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
THE ALAMO THERMOPYLÆ HAD HER MESSENGER OF DEFEAT THE ALAMO HAD NONE | Wall 1948 [illustration]. Brown within a burnt umber etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
CONCEPCION INFIRMARY MY STUDIO IN 1927| Wall [illustration]. Umber within a burnt sienna etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
THE ALAMO SAN ANTONIO. TEX | Wall [illustration]. Black within umber etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
BERNHARDT WALL. ETCHER [printer's illustrated device]. 8 x 5 cm.
WALL, Bernhardt. [The Texas Missions]. [Sierra Madre, 1948]. 9 etchings: 8 miniature etchings, approximately 4.5 x 3 cm. (1-3/4 x 1-1/4 inches), various colored inks, wove paper, each mounted within an etched ornamental frame border (approximately 7.5 x 6.5 cm. [3 x 2-1/2 inches]), in various colored inks. Plus etched printer's device, approximately 8 x 5.5 cm. (3-1/8 x 2-1/4 inches), signed. Green ink. On post card stock (14 x 8.5 cm. [5-1/2 x 3-3/4 inches]).
Another issue of the preceding, introductory text card substituted for title. On the substituted text card, Wall states: "San Antonio, Texas, glories in having the quintette of ancient missions at her very doorstep. They speak of other days. In 1927 I was given permission by the archbishop to use the Infirmary of Mission Concepción as my etcherie..." 70001711-70001712, 70001714-70001715, 70001717, 70001724, 70001730, 70001847-70001848
Plate list:
SAN ANTONIO TEXAS glories in having the quintette of ancient missions at her very doorstep... [text]. Brown within a carmine etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
THE ALAMO SAN ANTONIO TEX | Wall [illustration]. Brown within a brown etched ornamental frame border. Signed. 4.5 x 3 cm.
MISSION S. ESPADA [illustration]. Green within an olive green etched ornamental frame border. Signed. 4.5 x 3 cm.
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO | Wall [illustration]. Black within a burnt sienna etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
MISSION SAN JOSÉ | Wall 1948 [illustration]. Brown within a brown etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
LA MISSION CONCEPCION | Wall 1948 [illustration]. Black within an umber etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
THE ALAMO THERMOPYLÆ HAD HER MESSENGER OF DEFEAT THE ALAMO HAD NONE | Wall 1948 [illustration]. Black within a green etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
CONCEPCION INFIRMARY MY STUDIO IN 1927 | Wall [illustration]. Brown within a carmine etched ornamental frame border. 4.5 x 3 cm.
BERNHARDT WALL. ETCHER [printer's illustrated device]. Green. 8 x 5.5 cm.
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