"Robert F. Weir" by J. Alden Weir, Amer., (1852-1919) Chalk Any attempts to discover the

Any attempts to discover the identity of the artist who created this charming work have proven unsuccessful

especially when hand signed in such a small edition

a small edge loss to lower left margin and the bottom margin is rough and uneven

quite adept at etching and drypoint

with multiple tack holes to the four corners

"Robert F. Weir" by J. Alden Weir, Amer., (1852-1919) Chalk Any attempts to discover theRobert F. Weir, Drypoint, 1891, Ed. unknown, Z. 61, 7 15 16 x 6, a rare early first state lifetime impression, before the monogrammed signature in the plate upper right, signed J. Alden Weir by the artist in pencil, and notated "Uncle Rob" lower left margin by J. Alden Weir's daughter Caro, on thick cream oatmeal laid paper with small margins as issued, traces of old hinges and glue in margin corners verso. A particularly rich impression of this