“God, Birth, Death” is a rare, small-edition etching by New Hope School painter Anthony Michael Autorino, created c.1965–75. In this expressive intaglio print, Autorino translates his lyrical, atmospheric style into a dreamlike procession of riders, figures, and birds, weaving themes of faith, mortality, and transformation into a powerful mid-20th-century work on paper, signed and numbered 9/10.
“God, Birth, Death” is a richly worked etching in which Anthony Michael Autorino uses a delicate but energetic line to stage a procession across a reflective ground. Two mounted figures, a central standing figure, and flanking horses move laterally through the scene while large birds sweep overhead. The composition reads like a vision or memory: part biblical procession, part personal allegory of life’s journey.
The plate is densely bitten and selectively wiped, leaving velvety blacks, soft plate tone, and scattered specks that enhance the sense of atmosphere. Autorino’s characteristic sensitivity to light—so central in his Delaware River and Lambertville oil paintings—is echoed here in the shimmering reflections and horizontal striations across the sky.
Inscribed in pencil along the lower margin are the edition number “9/10,” the title “God, Birth, Death,” and the artist’s signature “Anthony Michael Autorino.” Along the top margin, a personal dedication to “M & M” emphasizes the print’s intimate, studio-circulation origins rather than mass publication.
Although best known as a landscape painter, Autorino occasionally explored symbolic and figurative themes. Here he compresses three existential states—divinity, birth, and death—into a single, continuous frieze, evoking pilgrimage, guardianship, and release. The work likely dates from his productive mid-career decades (1960s–70s), when he was living and exhibiting in New York and the Delaware Valley.
Anthony Michael Autorino (1937–2015) was an American painter and printmaker associated with the extended New Hope School of Pennsylvania Impressionism.
Born September 29, 1937, in Montclair, New Jersey, to Italian immigrant parents, Autorino enlisted in the United States Air Force as a teenager, serving an eight-year tour. His expertise in cryptography led to a posting at the U.S. Embassy in Paris in the mid-1950s.
While in Paris, Autorino immersed himself in the city’s art community, visiting galleries and museums and absorbing influences from French Impressionism and modern European painting. This experience convinced him to pursue art professionally. Returning to the United States in 1961, he painted in upstate New York and New England, before gravitating to New York City in the mid-1960s, then a hub of avant-garde and realist painting alike.
In 1968 he moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania, establishing “The Gallery” on Mechanic Street, later relocating across the Delaware River to Lambertville, New Jersey, where the gallery operated for two decades. In the 1980s he lived and worked in Buckingham, Pennsylvania, in the former home of noted New Hope Impressionist George Sotter, whose nocturnes and atmospheric landscapes were an important influence.
Largely self-taught, Autorino developed a lyrical landscape style grounded in the legacy of Edward Redfield, Daniel Garber, William Lathrop, George Sotter, Robert Spencer, and Hudson River School painter George Inness. His paintings often depict snow scenes, river views, townscapes, and rural roads rendered with a soft, glowing palette and keen feeling for weather and time of day.
Though primarily an oil painter, Autorino also produced watercolors and etchings, such as “August Hat” (etching, 99/100), which has appeared at auction. His works have been exhibited at the National Academy of Design, the Salmagundi Club, the Allied Artists of America, the American Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Sketch Club, Jim’s of Lambertville, and the James A. Michener Art Museum in New Hope.
Autorino’s paintings have sold through major regional auction houses, including Freeman’s and others, often achieving mid-four-figure prices for strong New Hope School canvases. He died in 2015 in Pennsylvania (often cited as Elmore, PA), leaving a body of work regarded as a contemporary continuation of the New Hope Impressionist tradition.
“God, Birth, Death” represents a more introspective, symbolic side of his practice, blending his sense of atmosphere with narrative and spiritual themes.
Anthony Michael Autorino (American, 1937–2015), “God, Birth, Death,” c.1965–75, etching on paper, plate approx. 8×10 in., signed, titled, and numbered 9/10 in pencil, with dedication along upper margin. Provenance: Mitch Morse Gallery; Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC.
ARTFIND GALLERY – CERTIFICATE OF VALUE & AUTHENTICATION
Artist: Anthony Michael Autorino (1937–2015)
Title:God, Birth, Death
Date: c.1965–1975
Medium: Etched intaglio print on paper
Dimensions: Plate approx. 8 × 10 in. (sheet slightly larger)
Edition: 9/10
Signature: Signed “Anthony Michael Autorino,” titled, and numbered in pencil along lower margin; inscribed to “M & M” along upper margin
Provenance: Mitch Morse Gallery (NYC/Europe); subsequently Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC
Authentication: Signature, inscription, style, and technique are consistent with documented etchings by Autorino from the 1960s–80s. Paper, plate mark, and printing method confirm originality as an artist’s etching, not a reproduction.
Estimated Fair Market Value: See price ranges below.
Certified by Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC.
Artist: Anthony Michael Autorino, studio proof and dedication to “M & M.”
Acquired by: Mitch Morse Gallery, New York City (long-term inventory from mid-20th-century period).
Subsequent holding: Mitch Morse Gallery stock, later dispersed.
Current owner:Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC.
“God, Birth, Death” is a rare, small-edition etching by New Hope School painter Anthony Michael Autorino, created c.1965–75. In this expressive intaglio print, Autorino translates his lyrical, atmospheric style into a dreamlike procession of riders, figures, and birds, weaving themes of faith, mortality, and transformation into a powerful mid-20th-century work on paper, signed and numbered 9/10.
“God, Birth, Death” is a richly worked etching in which Anthony Michael Autorino uses a delicate but energetic line to stage a procession across a reflective ground. Two mounted figures, a central standing figure, and flanking horses move laterally through the scene while large birds sweep overhead. The composition reads like a vision or memory: part biblical procession, part personal allegory of life’s journey.
The plate is densely bitten and selectively wiped, leaving velvety blacks, soft plate tone, and scattered specks that enhance the sense of atmosphere. Autorino’s characteristic sensitivity to light—so central in his Delaware River and Lambertville oil paintings—is echoed here in the shimmering reflections and horizontal striations across the sky.
Inscribed in pencil along the lower margin are the edition number “9/10,” the title “God, Birth, Death,” and the artist’s signature “Anthony Michael Autorino.” Along the top margin, a personal dedication to “M & M” emphasizes the print’s intimate, studio-circulation origins rather than mass publication.
Although best known as a landscape painter, Autorino occasionally explored symbolic and figurative themes. Here he compresses three existential states—divinity, birth, and death—into a single, continuous frieze, evoking pilgrimage, guardianship, and release. The work likely dates from his productive mid-career decades (1960s–70s), when he was living and exhibiting in New York and the Delaware Valley.
Anthony Michael Autorino (1937–2015) was an American painter and printmaker associated with the extended New Hope School of Pennsylvania Impressionism.
Born September 29, 1937, in Montclair, New Jersey, to Italian immigrant parents, Autorino enlisted in the United States Air Force as a teenager, serving an eight-year tour. His expertise in cryptography led to a posting at the U.S. Embassy in Paris in the mid-1950s.
While in Paris, Autorino immersed himself in the city’s art community, visiting galleries and museums and absorbing influences from French Impressionism and modern European painting. This experience convinced him to pursue art professionally. Returning to the United States in 1961, he painted in upstate New York and New England, before gravitating to New York City in the mid-1960s, then a hub of avant-garde and realist painting alike.
In 1968 he moved to New Hope, Pennsylvania, establishing “The Gallery” on Mechanic Street, later relocating across the Delaware River to Lambertville, New Jersey, where the gallery operated for two decades. In the 1980s he lived and worked in Buckingham, Pennsylvania, in the former home of noted New Hope Impressionist George Sotter, whose nocturnes and atmospheric landscapes were an important influence.
Largely self-taught, Autorino developed a lyrical landscape style grounded in the legacy of Edward Redfield, Daniel Garber, William Lathrop, George Sotter, Robert Spencer, and Hudson River School painter George Inness. His paintings often depict snow scenes, river views, townscapes, and rural roads rendered with a soft, glowing palette and keen feeling for weather and time of day.
Though primarily an oil painter, Autorino also produced watercolors and etchings, such as “August Hat” (etching, 99/100), which has appeared at auction. His works have been exhibited at the National Academy of Design, the Salmagundi Club, the Allied Artists of America, the American Watercolor Society, the Philadelphia Sketch Club, Jim’s of Lambertville, and the James A. Michener Art Museum in New Hope.
Autorino’s paintings have sold through major regional auction houses, including Freeman’s and others, often achieving mid-four-figure prices for strong New Hope School canvases. He died in 2015 in Pennsylvania (often cited as Elmore, PA), leaving a body of work regarded as a contemporary continuation of the New Hope Impressionist tradition.
“God, Birth, Death” represents a more introspective, symbolic side of his practice, blending his sense of atmosphere with narrative and spiritual themes.
Anthony Michael Autorino (American, 1937–2015), “God, Birth, Death,” c.1965–75, etching on paper, plate approx. 8×10 in., signed, titled, and numbered 9/10 in pencil, with dedication along upper margin. Provenance: Mitch Morse Gallery; Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC.
ARTFIND GALLERY – CERTIFICATE OF VALUE & AUTHENTICATION
Artist: Anthony Michael Autorino (1937–2015)
Title:God, Birth, Death
Date: c.1965–1975
Medium: Etched intaglio print on paper
Dimensions: Plate approx. 8 × 10 in. (sheet slightly larger)
Edition: 9/10
Signature: Signed “Anthony Michael Autorino,” titled, and numbered in pencil along lower margin; inscribed to “M & M” along upper margin
Provenance: Mitch Morse Gallery (NYC/Europe); subsequently Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC
Authentication: Signature, inscription, style, and technique are consistent with documented etchings by Autorino from the 1960s–80s. Paper, plate mark, and printing method confirm originality as an artist’s etching, not a reproduction.
Estimated Fair Market Value: See price ranges below.
Certified by Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC.
Artist: Anthony Michael Autorino, studio proof and dedication to “M & M.”
Acquired by: Mitch Morse Gallery, New York City (long-term inventory from mid-20th-century period).
Subsequent holding: Mitch Morse Gallery stock, later dispersed.
Current owner:Artfind Gallery, Washington, DC.
