NEW YORK, NY.- Some of the finest and most significant examples of printmaking depicting New York City in the first half of the 20th century will be offered on Thursday, September 16, at Swann Galleries’ auction, Scenes of the City: Prints, Drawings & Paintings of New York 1900 2000. A selection of rare drawings and paintings are also included. The top lot is Edward Hopper’s Night Shadows, etching, 1921 (estimate: $30,000 to $50,000), an important print depicting the same location near the Hudson River as his 1913 painting, New York Corner, in the Museum of Modern Art, New York. Etchings from the turn of the century, like Childe Hassam’s Fifth Avenue, Noon, 1916 ($10,000 to $15,000), and Washington’s Birthday, Fifth Avenue and 23rd Street, 1916 ($8,000 to $12,000), showcase American Impressionism and a divergence from the European tradition. John Sloan’s etchings, Sculpture in Washington Square,