Joseph Margulies
(1896 - 1984)

Joseph Margulies (1896–1984) was born in Vienna, Austria in 1896. He immigrated to the United States at an early age. Margulies studied at the Art Students League of New York with the printmaker Joseph Pennell (1857–1926), from 1922 to 1925. Margulies then continued his studies at the National Academy of Design, Cooper Union in New York City, and at the École des Beaux-Arts in Paris. He also apprenticed with Maynard Waltner in Vienna. Margulies died in 1984. 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Margulies_(artist)

Fishing Boats Gloucester
c.1939
Aquatint etching
21 x 29 cm
https://davidbarnettgallery.com/art/fishing-boats-gloucester-by-joseph-margulies

Aquatint is an etching technique where with the help of resin melted on the metal an overall dark tint is etched. The drawing is then made by polishing the metal with a fine tool.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquatint