Up for sale from a recent client in Honolulu Hawaii this 1937 Hawaii black and white etching on paper print that is titled "Nanea on the Beach" and was created by the well known local artist John Melville Kelly (1879-1962). The condition is described above - for more information please check the photos. In case you would like the print to be cleaned I am working with a great paper conserver it will take between 4-6 weeks and I am getting a discount due to the volume I do with them that I am happy to extend to you.
Measurements:
Image 11 ⅞ inches x 8 ⅞ inches
Frame 21 ½ inches x 17 ¼ inches
More about the artist:
John Melville Kelly was born in Oakland, California in 1879*, and had a long and varied career there until moving to Hawaii, where he achieved fame as an artist.
Kelly worked for many years as an illustrator for the San Francisco Examiner, and had even been a prizefighter, before he and his artist wife, Katherine, went to Hawaii in 1923. Their plan
Condition:
The print is original unrestored condition, the paper is toned, faint spotting throughout, not signed by Kelly but one of his best know images, an original etching and no reprint, matting is archival
