218: JACKSON LEE NESBITT (1913-2008) PENCIL SIGNED ETCHING

Jackson Lee Nesbitt (1913-2008)
Hot Metal (1940)
The etching published in an edition of 60 prints is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and titled lower left.

Retif & Salzer describes the scene, ''Scrap steel is melted in a cupola at the Kansas City plant and transferred in a continuous stream to a holding crucible. The molten steel is then poured into a ladle and carried over to an open hearth furnace for further refinement.''

This print is also found with the title Hot Metal Holding Tank and Holding Crucible.
Image measures 9 x 12, sheet is 11.5 x 13.5 inches.
Very good to good condition, close margins sides and top, not laid down, no damage, punctures, tears or repair, light toning in the margins as shown in the online images.
$600 - $800