Niels Yde Andersen (1888-1952)
Etchings, Drawings & Friends

Opening Reception:
Saturday, November 29, 2014 10am-5pm

Saturday, November 29, 2014 marks the opening of an exhibition of works by Niels Yde Andersen (1888-1952) at Meibohm Fine Arts, 478 Main Street, East Aurora. Andersen’s skilled etchings portray his work in the steel industry as well as early life experiences in Europe and later in Western New York. Born and raised in Denmark, Niels studied architecture and engineering, and was then employed by a company with ties to Buffalo’s American Radiator Company. He immigrated to the United States in 1912 to continue his career in steel manufacturing, designing blast furnaces for the industry. In 1931, Niels traveled to Moscow, contributing to the building of the world’s largest steel plant of its kind at the time.

That same year he became an active member of the newly formed Buffalo Print Club, using his favored medium of drypoint etching to illustrate his far-reaching knowledge of the steel industry. The Club was formed for the purpose of promoting the serious study of printmaking, sharing ideas, expertise and equipment with fellow artists, and promoting the art form to the public. The group of twenty-seven members met at the Albright Art Gallery, exhibiting there as well as other national venues. Some of Andersen’s colleagues included Club President Kevin B. O’Callahan, William J. Schwanekamp and Jean V. MacKay Henrich, whose works are also represented in this exhibition.

The activities of the Buffalo Print Club paralleled those in other major cities, so works by Niels Andersen and other members gained exposure with exhibitions regionally, nationally and internationally. This fostered acquisitions by private collectors, museums, as well as the Library of Congress in Washington.

This exhibition of etchings by Niels Yde Andersen and many of his friends from the Buffalo Print Club will open with a reception Saturday, November 29, from 10am – 5pm and has been extended until the end of the year, Wednesday, December 31, 2014, during regular gallery hours (Tuesday – Saturday 9:30 - 5:30).

Robert N. Blair (1912-2003)
Alfred H. Briggs (1898-1981)
Nicholas G. Chaltas (1910-1998)
Jean V. MacKay Henrich (1909-2002)
Kevin B. O’Callahan (1902-1977)
Ruth C. Percival (1899-1989)
William J. Schwanekamp (1893-1970)
John “Jack” Stewart (20th C.-)


Catalog of Exhibition:

Please contact the gallery concerning availability of works from past exhibits.

1. Niels Yde Andersen
Untitled- ‘Aerial View’
8-1/2 x 11-1/4, etching, uns, c.1933
775.00 (private collection)

2. Niels Yde Andersen
“From Buffalo Waterfront” (# 10)
8 x 11-1/2, etching, slr, 1937
900.0 (sold)

3. Niels Yde Andersen
Drawing for ‘Aerial View’
19 x 25, graphite on paper, ilr, 1933
1800.00 (private collection)

4. Niels Yde Andersen
“Prosperity Around the Corner” (9/24)
4 x 5-1/2, ltd. ed. etching, slr, 1935
500.00 (private collection)

5. Jack Stewart
Untitled- ‘Grain Elevators’
6 x 7-3/4, etching, slr, undated
550.00 (sold)

6. Kevin B. O’Callahan
“Out From Under”
8 x 10, woodcut, slr, 1940
900.00

7. Niels Yde Andersen
“Niagara Frontier”
12 x 9-3/4, etching, slr, 1936
950.00 (sold)

8. Niels Yde Andersen
“Lower Church, Buffalo, N.Y.”
8 x 5-3/4, etching, slr, 1935
800.00 (sold)

9. Niels Yde Andersen
“Christmas Shoppers”
8 x 6, etching, uns, undated
525.00 (sold)

10. Niels Yde Andersen
“Jackson Alley, Buffalo” (D-4/5)
10 x 8, ltd. ed. etching, slr, 1935
900.00

11. Jack Stewart
“Jackson Place, Buffalo” (# 7)
5 x 7, etching, slr, 1935
600.00 (sold)

12. Kevin B. O’Callahan
“Pride + Prejudice”
8-3/4 x 6, woodcut, slr, 1936
850.00 (sold)

13. Niels Yde Andersen
Untitled- ‘Molten Pour’
5-1/4 x 7, etching, slr, 1942
650.00 (sold)

14. Niels Yde Andersen
Untitled- ‘Smudge Pots’
8-1/2 x 6, lithograph, uns, c.1930’s
450.00 (private collection)

15. Niels Yde Andersen
“The Iron Age”
11 x 8-1/2, etching, slr, 1944
900.00 (sold)

16. Niels Yde Andersen
“Riggers Go Up” (Republic Steel)
11 x 8-1/2, etching, slr, 1944
850.00 (sold)

17. Niels Yde Andersen
“Two Hundred Tons”
12 x 9-3/4, etching, uns, 1938
750.00 (private collection)

18. Niels Yde Andersen
“The Large Bell”
12 x 9-3/4, etching, slr, 1940
800.00 (sold)

19. Niels Yde Andersen
“The Rigger Gang” (# 8)
11-3/4 x 8-1/2, etching, slr, 1936
850.00 (sold)

20. Niels Yde Andersen
“On the Tapping Bar”
10 x 11-3/4, etching, uns, 1937
800.00 (private collection)

21. Niels Yde Andersen
“Foundry”
10 x 11-3/4, etching, uns, c.1930’s
800.00 (private collection)

22. Niels Yde Andersen
“Full Dinner Pails”
10 x 11-3/4, etching, slr, 1937
950.00 (sold)

23. Niels Yde Andersen
“Charcoal Iron” (No. 11)
10 x 11-3/4, etching, slr, 1936
850.00 (sold)

24. Niels Yde Andersen
Untitled- ‘Pouring Steel’ (B-1-2)
9-3/4 x 12, etching, slr, 1935
850.00 (sold)

25. Niels Yde Andersen
Untitled- ‘Apprentice Journeymen’
10-3/4 x 8-1/4, lithograph, slr, 1941
700.00 (private collection)

26. Niels Yde Andersen
“After Washout”
11-3/4 x 8-1/4, lithograph, slr, 1942
700.00 (private collection)

27. Niels Yde Andersen
Untitled- ‘Curtiss Aviation’
8-1/2 x 11, etching, uns, undated
700.00 (private collection)

28. Niels Yde Andersen
“New York Central”
8-3/8 x 10-7/8, etching, slr, 1937
850.00 (sold)

29. Kevin B. O’Callahan
“The Quarry”
7 x 8-1/2, lithograph, slr, 1942
500.00 (private collection)

30. Kevin B. O’Callahan
“Cannabal Shore”
8 x 6-1/2, lithograph, slr, 1942
500.00 (private collection)

31. Nicholas G. Chaltas
“Old Coach”
3 x 4, etching, slr, 1941
375.00 (private collection)

32. Nicholas G. Chaltas
Untitled- ‘Station House’
4 x 4, etching, sip ll, undated
375.00 (private collection)

33. Ruth C. Percival
Untitled- ‘Doorway’ (No. 2)
6-3/4 x 5-1/4, etching, slr, undated
575.00 (private collection)

34. Alfred H. Briggs
“Vacation Time” (18/50)
5 x 6, ltd. ed. woodcut, slr, undated
500.00 (private collection)

35. Alfred H. Briggs
“Off to Town” (4/50)
6 x 5, ltd. ed. etching, slr, undated
475.00 (private collection)

36. Jean V. MacKay Henrich
“All God’s Chillen Got Wings”
6 x 7-1/2, woodcut, slr, 1942
850.00 (sold)

37. Jean V. MacKay Henrich
“Peter, Ring dem Bells”
5 x 7, woodcut, slr, 1941
875.00 (sold)

38. Kevin B. O’Callahan
“Jack (Stewart)”
3 x 4, etching, slr, 1935
300.00 (private collection)

39. Kevin B. O’Callahan
“PWAP” (Public Works of Art Project,
at the Albright Art Gallery)
7-7/8 x 9-7/8, etching, sip lr, 1934
450.00 (sold)

40. William J. Schwanekamp
“Jackson Alley, Buffalo, N.Y.” (# 6)
5-5/8 x 7-1/2, etching, sll, 1930
750.00 (sold)

41. William J. Schwanekamp
“Keep Alley” (# 8)
6-7/8 x 9-7/8, etching, sll, 1925
750.00 (sold)

42. Kevin B. O’Callahan
Untitled- ‘Fresh Snow’
13-1/2 x 10-3/4, lithograph, sip lr, 1943
600.00 (sold)

43. William J. Schwanekamp
“Booth Alley” (# 16)
9-5/8 x 2-3/4, etching, sll, 1927
1000.00 (sold)

44. William J. Schwanekamp
“Battaglia’s Court” (# 15)
4-3/4 x 4, etching, sll, 1922
450.00 (sold)

45. Kevin B. O’Callahan
“Backyards - Winter”
9-3/4 x 8, etching, slr, 1933
850.00 (sold)

46. Robert N. Blair
Untitled- ‘Sitting Female Nude’
12-1/2 x 9-1/2, lithograph, slr, 1951
450.00

47. Robert N. Blair
Untitled- ‘Quartet’
8 x 10, etching, slr, 1939
450.00 (sold)

48. Robert N. Blair
“C Rations” (3/100)
7-5/8 x 9-1/8, ltd. ed. etching, slr, undated
500.00 (sold)

49. Robert N. Blair
“Marne River” (France)
8-1/4 x 10-1/2, reproduction, sll, 1949
325.00


• All dimensions are in inches, height precedes width.
• All works are signed by the artists in pencil unless otherwise noted (eg.: sip= signed in plate).
• All works are titled by the artists unless otherwise noted.
• slr= signed lower right; sll= signed lower left; ilr= initialed lower right; ill= initialed lower left; uns= unsigned; ltd. ed.= limited edition.
• For any unsigned prints a certificate of authenticity will accompany the work. The certificate will be signed by a member of the Andersen family and the gallery.

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  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "From Buffalo Water Front" (No. 10) - 1937 ,   8 x 11-1/2,   Etching,   Signed & dated lower right,   900.00 (sold)
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  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   Untitled- ‘Aerial View’ - c. 1933 ,   8-1/2 x 11-1/4,   Etching,   Unsigned,   775.00(private collection)
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  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   Drawing for ‘Aerial View’ - 1933 ,   19 x 25,   Graphite Drawing,   Initialed lower right,   1800.00(private collection)
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  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "Prosperity Around the Corner" (9/24) - 1935 ,   4 x 5-1/2,   Ltd. Ed. Etching,   Signed lower right,   500.00(private collection)
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  John "Jack" Stewart   (Scotish-American, 20th C.-),   Untitled- ‘Grain Elevators’ - undated ,   6 x 7-3/4,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   550.00 (sold)
• 
  Kevin B. O'Callahan   (American, 1902-1977),   "Out From Under" - 1940 ,   8 x 10,   Woodcut,   Signed lower right,   900.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "Niagara Frontier" - 1936 ,   12 x 9-3/4,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   950.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "Lower Church, Buffalo, N.Y." - 1935 ,   8 x 5-3/4,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   800.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "Christmas Shoppers" - undated ,   8 x 6,   Etching,   Unsigned,   525.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "Jackson Alley, Buffalo" (D-4/5) - 1935 ,   10 x 8,   Ltd. Ed. Etching,   Signed lower right,   900.00
• 
  John "Jack" Stewart   (Scotish-American, 20th C.-),   "Jackson Place, Buffalo" (#7) - 1935 ,   5 x 7,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   600.00 (sold)
• 
  Kevin B. O'Callahan   (American, 1902-1977),   "Pride + Prejudice" - 1936 ,   8-3/4 x 6,   Woodcut,   Signed lower right,   850.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   Untitled- ‘Molten Pour’ - 1942 ,   5-1/4 x 7,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   650.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   Untitled- ‘Smudge Pots’ - c. 1930's ,   8-1/2 x 6,   Lithograph,   Unsigned,   450.00(private collection)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "The Iron Age" - 1944 ,   11 x 8-1/2,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   900.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   “Riggers Go Up” (Republic Steel) - 1944 ,   11 x 8-1/2,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   850.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "Two Hundred Tons" - 1938 ,   12 x 9-3/4,   Etching,   Unsigned,   750.00(private collection)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "The Large Bell" - 1940 ,   12 x 9-3/4,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   800.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "The Rigger Gang" (# 8) - 1936 ,   11-3/4 x 8-1/2,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   850.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "On the Tapping Bar" - 1937 ,   10 x 11-3/4,   Etching,   Unsigned,   800.00(private collection)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "Foundry" - c. 1930's ,   10 x 11-3/4,   Etching,   Unsigned,   800.00(private collection)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "Full Dinner Pails" - 1937 ,   10 x 11-3/4,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   950.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "Charcoal Iron" (No. 11) - 1936 ,   10 x 11-3/4,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   850.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   Untitled- ‘Pouring Steel’ (B-1-2) - 1935 ,   9-3/4 x 12,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   850.00 (sold)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   Untitled- ‘Apprentice Journeymen’ - 1941 ,   10-3/4 x 8-1/4,   Lithograph,   Signed lower right,   700.00(private collection)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   “After Washout” - 1942 ,   11-3/4 x 8-1/4,   Lithograph,   Signed lower right,   700.00(private collection)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   Untitled- ‘Curtiss Aviation’ - Undated ,   8-1/2 x 11,   Etching,   Unsigned,   700.00(private collection)
• 
  Niels Yde Andersen   (Danish-American, 1888-1952),   "New York Central" - 1937 ,   8-3/8 x 10-7/8,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   850.00 (sold)
• 
  Kevin B. O'Callahan   (American, 1902-1977),   "The Quarry" - 1942 ,   7 x 8-1/2,   Lithograph,   Signed lower right,   500.00
• 
  Kevin B. O'Callahan   (American, 1902-1977),   "Cannabal Shore" - 1942 ,   8 x 6-1/2,   Lithograph,   Signed lower right,   500.00
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  Nicholas G. Chaltas   (American, 1910-1998),   "Old Coach" - 1941 ,   3 x 4,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   375.00
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  Nicholas G. Chaltas   (American, 1910-1998),   Untitled- ‘Station House’ - Undated ,   4 x 4,   Etching,   Signed in plate lower left,   375.00
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  Ruth Carolyn Percival   (American, 1889-1989),   Untitled- ‘Doorway’ (No. 2) - Undated ,   6-3/4 x 5-1/4,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   575.00
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  Alfred Henry Briggs   (American, 1898-1981),   "Vacation Time" (18/50) - Undated ,   5 x 6,   Ltd. Ed. Woodcut,   Signed lower right,   500.00 (private collection)
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  Alfred Henry Briggs   (American, 1898-1981),   "Off to Town" (4/50) - Undated ,   6 x 5,   Ltd. Ed. Woodcut,   Signed lower right,   475.00 (private collection)
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  Jean V. MacKay Henrich   (Canadian-American, 1909-2002) ,   "All God’s Chillen Got Wings" - 1942 ,   6 x 7-1/2,   Woodcut,   Signed lower right,   850.00 (sold)
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  Jean V. MacKay Henrich   (Canadian-American, 1909-2002) ,   "Peter, Ring dem Bells" - 1941 ,   5 x 7,   Woodcut,   Signed lower right,   875.00 (sold)
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  Kevin B. O'Callahan   (American, 1902-1977),   "Jack (Stewart)" - 1935 ,   3 x 4,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   300.00
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  Kevin B. O'Callahan   (American, 1902-1977),   "PWAP" (Public Works of Art Project, at the Albright Art Gallery) - 1934 ,   7-7/8 x 9-7/8,   Etching,   Signed in plate lower right (From left: Pascal Scibetta who worked on large easel paintings; Walter Jennings, tooling Mayan masks for the Albright and Science Museum; Forrest Bell, who created stained glass renditions of the Canterbury Tales for the Board of Education; Sigmund Stopinski, a chess player and artist; an unidentified woman; Peter Grippe, working on a wood carving; and Carlo Nisita, painting the map mural for the lunettes of the Grosvenor.),   450.00 (sold)
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  William J. Schwanekamp   (American, 1893-1970),   "Jackson Alley, Buffalo, N.Y." (# 6) - 1930 ,   5-5/8 x 7-1/2,   Etching,   Signed lower left,   750.00 (sold)
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  William J. Schwanekamp   (American, 1893-1970),   "Keep Alley" (# 8) - 1925 ,   6-7/8 x 9-7/8,   Etching,   Signed lower left,   750.00 (sold)
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  Kevin B. O'Callahan   (American, 1902-1977),   Untitled- ‘Fresh Snow’ - 1943 ,   13-1/2 x 10-3/4,   Lithograph,   Signed in plate lower right,   600.00 (sold)
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  William J. Schwanekamp   (American, 1893-1970),   "Booth Alley" (# 16) - 1927 ,   9-5/8 x 2-3/4,   Etching,   Signed lower left,   1000.00 (sold)
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  William J. Schwanekamp   (American, 1893-1970),   "Battaglia’s Court" (# 15) - 1922 ,   4-3/4 x 4,   Etching,   Signed lower left,   450.00 (sold)
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  Kevin B. O'Callahan   (American, 1902-1977),   "Backyards - Winter" - 1933 ,   9-3/4 x 8,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   850.00 (sold)
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  Robert Noel Blair   (American, 1912-2003),   Untitled- ‘Sitting Female Nude’ - 1951 ,   12-1/2 x 9-1/2,   Lithograph,   Signed lower right,   450.00
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  Robert Noel Blair   (American, 1912-2003),   Untitled- ‘Quartet’ - 1939 ,   8 x 10,   Etching,   Signed lower right,   450.00 (sold)
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  Robert Noel Blair   (American, 1912-2003),   “C Rations” (3/100) - Undated ,   7-5/8 x 9-1/8,   Ltd. Ed. Etching,   Signed lower right,   500.00 (sold)
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  Robert Noel Blair   (American, 1912-2003),   "Marne River" (France) - 1949 ,   8-1/4 x 10-1/2,   Reproduction,   Signed in pencil lower left, dated lower right,   325.00