242: CHARLES M. CAPPS (1898-1981) PENCIL SIGNED

Charles Merrick Capps (1898-1981)
Flint Hills Pattern (1969)
The etching, printed on Basingwerk Parchment watermarked paper in a stated edition of 100 prints, is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and titled lower left.

Though this rare image is pictured on page 73 of Charles M. Capps 1898-1981. Etchings & Aquatints, Lithographs and Block Prints by Barbara Thompson, et al; and listed as being from an edition of 100 prints, it has never been offered at auction, according to the major art databases.

The Ulrich Museum of Art and the Wichita Art Museum of art list it in their collections.
Image measures 7 x 10.25, sheet is 11 x 14, and the mat is 14 x 18 inches.
Good condition, the full untrimmed sheet, not laid down, no damage, punctures, tears or repair, there is toning in the image field and a thin border of brown paper tape around the sheet edge visible when viewed outside the frame and mat.
$400 - $600