94: ALAN SHIELDS (1944-2005) PRINTED AND STITCHED COLLAGE

Alan J. Shields (1944-2005)
Milan Fog (1984)
The large, multi-process composition of layered woodcut and intaglio printed handmade paper with stitching is signed and dated by the artist in pencil lower right edge and titled lower left. The work is numbered 21 from an edition of only 46 multiples created.

Alan Shields was raised on a farm in Kansas where he learned sewing and needlework from his mother and sisters. He studied art and theater at Kansas State University from 1963 until 1966 when, on the advice of his art professor John O'Shea, he left university before graduating to pursue his career as an artist in New York.
Sheet measures 39.5 x 30 with a framed size of 43 x 33.5 inches.
Apparently the condition is very good, very clean, intact, no visible stain, damage, repair, punctures or tears.
$2,000 - $3,000