John Taylor Arms (1887-1953) came to full artistic development after years of being an architect.  He had been fascinated since youth by French artists who specialized in architectural nuances, and therefore he studied them, particularly Aime-Edmond Dellemagne.  In Arms' lifetime he was awarded thirty-six prizes for his print making.  His work exemplifies skill draftsmanship, remarkable control of detail and acute vision.

"Bark 'Metis' Making Harbor" is based upon a drawing and painting by D. W. Smith of a boat built in Newburyport, Massachusetts in 1868, and etched here by Arms at Salem's Peabody Museum, January 16 and 17, 1923.  In the edition of the second state, 200 were produced in color and 8 in black and white.  In this rare 3rd state, in proofs only, a sunrise appears.  The 3rd state was abandoned because of the difficulty Arms had with the technique to achieve the sunrise effect.  Only 5 with the sunrise were ever produced by Arms.

"Bark 'Metis' Making Harbor" is in a 31" x 36 3/4" classic ebony over red tone with a raised Spanish gold lip frame.  The matching Spanish gold wood fillet repeats the curve of the frames lip.   The outer sapphire blue silk and 8-ply black solid rag museum mats are acid and lignin free and are protected with Acrylite-AR OP3 (UV) by CYRO ...... $4,500.00