Rare Etching by California artist of the 1930's Charles J Sindelaer titled "A China Mono" Signed "Sindelar" (he dropped the "e" in his signature for this piece) and not matted, actual image measures 5.25 x 4.4. Whole page measure 8.5 " x 6.5". Please see photos for condition, as they tell the story better than I can. There is quite an amount of staining, image not affected, and deserves to be displayed.Any questions feel free to ask! I have additional etchings by this artist for sale.
Charles James Sindelar. Born in Cleveland, OH on May 27, 1876. Sindelar (né Sindelaer) worked at the Cleveland Printing Company before going to NYC at age 15. There he was apprenticed to a commercial artist while studying at the NAD under Ward. He was also a pupil of Carl Hecker and A. Mucha. For 20 years he made the menu covers for the Lotus Club. He moved to Los Angeles in 1926 and was active there as an artist until his death on May 15, 1947.