Bidspirit auction | Signed Hoppe Etching Charles Lindbergh

Signed Hoppe Etching Charles Lindbergh Portrait - Etching on paper, portrait of aviator Charles Lindbergh, 1927. The work features a shield in the upper right corner with the Latin motto PALMAM QUI MERUIT FERAT and a square artist monogram in the lower left within the plate. The lower margin is inscribed in pencil Trial proof / May 27-1927 at left, with a dedication reading To the Brooklyn Museum / with compliments / from the artist at center, and is signed Hoppe at right. The print is housed in a simple white mat. Plate: 9 3/4 x 6 3/4 in. Sheet: 17 7/8 x 12 in. Mat: 20 x 16 in.