The Biography and Images of artist Vaughan Trowbridge

Information and images of the work of American artist Vaughan Trowbridge are scattered over the internet. It certainly took be some time to piece together a cohesive picture of the man and his work. So I thought I'd collect some images of his work from around the net and share a brief biography.

It is a gift of the internet that we can now know this once semi-obscure artist better.

Vaughan Trowbridge -  American - 1869-1945

Etcher, painter, and illustrator, Vaughan Trowbridge was born in Queens, New York, in 1869. He graduated from the Polytechnic Institute of Brooklyn with a degree in banking in 1889 and then went on to work as a clerk for the Susquehanna Railroad. Nine years later he left the work-a-day world behind and went to study art in Paris. He studied with Jean Paul Laurens and Benjamin Constant. He remained a resident of Paris for the rest of his life and was active through the 1920s.

Venice 

Etching of Granada, Spain - fr Albion Prints

Canal, Bruges - fr Annex Gallery

The Ancient Chapel of the Chartreuse, Avignon

Book Illustrated by Vaughan Trowbridge

Illustration fr Paris and the Social Revolution

Limoges, 1912, etching - Plattsburgh State Art Museum

Storm, Champagne Sur Seine

Bassin Du Dracon, Versailles 

In the early part of his artistic career Vaughan Trowbridge did a series of non-color etching of New York City. These etchings are part of the collection of Museum of the City of New York. This part of this artistic output is not to be missed. Please click here to see the 10 works they have posted online.

Riverside Drive - Vaughan Trowbridge

In 2011 This view of the Grand Canal in Venice by Trowbridge done in 1905 was featured in a exhibit called Venetian Views at the Indianapolis Museum of Art:

Grand Canal Venice - Vaughan Trowbridge 1905

Market Square in Quimper, France, 1909 -  Principia College Collection

Street Scene, 1907, St. MaClou Rouen, France - Principia College Collection

The Forge, Limoges 1902 - Collection De Young/Legion of Honor

Jacobi Reproof - Vintage Color Etching

Jacobi stamped signature & re-proof mark

Jacobi - Paper Label

Jacobi Re-Proof - Original Price

I collect vintage color etchings and have seen the signature Jacobi on prints by some famous and well listed artists such as Vaughn Trowbridge and James Alphege Brewer. Jacobi's signature usually appears on the left hand side of the print along with the word Re-Proof. I have assumed that this was some type of copy or facsimile of the original print, although the quality of the print looked very good.

Thanks to ebay seller "offthewallarttrader" and here is a photo of the paper label attached to these Jacobi Re-Proofs. It clearly states that these prints are reproductions and so only worth a fraction of the original (I would say that these Re-Proofs are worth 15%-30% of an original). I have also included an advertisement for Jacobi re-proofs from a 1916 copy of the Montreal Gazette.