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COREEN MARY SPELLMAN, Early Texas litho, 1930s

Currency:USD Category:Art Start Price:1,500.00 USD Estimated At:1,600.00 - 2,400.00 USD
COREEN MARY SPELLMAN, Early Texas litho, 1930s
<B>COREEN MARY SPELLMAN (1905-1978)</B></I><BR><I>Ruins, Spruce Tree House, Mesa Verde, Colorado,</B></I> late 1930s<BR>Lithograph<BR>8in. x 10 1/2in.<BR>Signed lower right<BR>Titled lower left<BR><BR>In 1937, Coreen Spellman made a trip to New Mexico, Colorado, and the Southwest. As a teacher she had summers off, and the adjoining states of New Mexico and Colorado provided a respite from the Texas heat, as well as colorful and interesting subjects for painting and sketching. Spellman eventually purchased a summer house in Las Vegas, New Mexico, and spent her summers there, as well as in Taos and in Colorado.<BR><BR>Coreen Spellman was one of the most prolific and important practitioners of the lithography medium in Texas. Carl Zigrosser, the authority on American printmaking, said of Spellman, "Her lithography, etchings, and mezzotints, are distinguished by technical competence, good draughtsmanship, and sound designs."<BR><BR>Provenance:<BR>Collection of James and Kimel Baker<BR><BR> <B>Condition Report:</B> Excellent condition. New frame in excellent condition.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Requires 3rd Party Shipping (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)
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