The first: frontispiece etching for University of Virginia: Eight Etchings by Louis Orr, pencil signed, full margins; the second: Wolf's Head: Yale University, pencil signed; both unframed.

Sheet size 18 x 13 1/2 in. (the larger)

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.

Good condition; the first with some margin foxing; the second with some margin scuffs and several spots.