Etching, signed and titled in pencil lower margin, from Orr's series of North Carolina landmarks completed between 1939-1952, marked as artist's proof to frame verso, with full margins, matted and framed.

DOA 21 14 x 16 1/4 in.

From the estate of the late Mr. & Mrs. Robert Winston Carr, Durham, North Carolina

Louis Orr is best known for these remarkably detailed and highly collectible etchings that illustrate historic landmarks throughout North Carolina. Born in Connecticut and spending much of his formative years in Paris, people fervently began collecting Orr’s work in both countries in the early 20th century. Orr was the first American artist to have work in the permanent collection of the Louvre Museum, and his were also the first etchings to ever join the Louvre’s collection.

Robert Humber, the prominent arts advocate from North Carolina, later commissioned Orr to complete this special series of NC etchings to showcase the beauty of the State. The project took twelve years to complete, and Orr and Humber traveled from town to town with Orr faithfully depicting important landmarks throughout.

Complete suites of Orr's North Carolina etchings are extremely rare and only exist fully in several public and private collections. There are only 122 possible complete sets of the 50 etchings. It has only been offered twice at auction and both sales were through Leland Little Auctions – once in 2013 and once in 2016.

Scattered foxing and toning; some sheet rippling; not examined out of frame.