48: ROGER MEDEARIS (1920-2001) ARTIST'S PROOF WITH COLORS

Roger Norman Medearis (1920-2001)
Family Reunion (1990)
The ambitious hand-colored lithograph filled with figures is signed Roger Medearis and dated 1990 lower right in pencil, along with the inscription ''color added by hand.'' The title is on lower center and on the lower left is the artist proof designation of VII/XV near the embossed printer's mark. On the back side in pencil is written 90-134/waterleaf. The Roman numeral inscription designates this as an artist's proof aside from the public edition.

Artist's proofs are made under the direct supervision of the artist and considered to be of higher quality than the regular numbered edition. They give the artist a chance to refine details before embarking on the larger edition.

Roger Medearis was considered one of Benton's most promising students during their tenure at The Kansas City Art Institute. But following the War, Medearis, like so many Regionalists, became disillusioned with the societal changes that saw the public turn away from the old: Regionalism, and embrace the new: Abstraction. Life happened and it wasn't until decades later that the artist found himself making art once again. This print and others in this auction by Roger Medearis are the result of his return to Regionalism.
Image size 14 x 20, sheet size 18.5 x 24, frame is 21.5 x 30 inches.
Very good to fine condition, the full untrimmed sheet with four deckle edges, not laid down, no damage, stain, punctures, tears or repair; framed to archival standards in acid free mounts.
Provenance: The Constable Family Collection.
$1,000 - $1,500