Simon, Tavik F. (Czech 1877-1942), Old Houses, Amsterdam, (Novak #117 ; Baker #46) 1909, etching on cream wove paper with extensive tone, pencil signed and artist's red chop, lower left, pencil numbered 84 from an edition of 150, measuring 10 7/16 x 6 9/16" inches platemark, This etching provides a glimpse of the facades of old, unidentified residences in Amsterdam, with the dark water of a canal roughly reflecting the buildings in the foreground. Simon added some brown ink to the black and left ink on the surface to create a warm "atmosphere". The central balcony is detailed and the composition gets sketchier as it moves to the edges, easing the boundaries of the platemark, similar to Whistler's "Balcony, Amsterdam", done in 1889.framed in a walnut print frame measuring 14.75 x 10.5 inches

in seemingly good condition with possible toning, unexamined outside of the frame