16: JAMES MUNCE (1938) SUITE OF THREE COLORED ETCHINGS

James Munce (1938)

James Munce was professor of printmaking at Kansas State University from 1972 to 2013.

Through what must be painstaking and exacting processes, he has created these very elaborate and detailed examples of Magic Realism with amazing depth, atmosphere and light.

1. St. Francis Restores the Neglected Church- #VI-Mending Vestment (1994), numbered 17/60. Image measures 15.5 x 17.75, frame is 27 x 29 inches.

2. St. Francis Restores the Neglected Church- #II-Touching Up the Fresco (2003), 2nd state, numbered 5/60. Image measures 15.5 x 17.75, frame is 27 x 29 inches.

3. St. Francis Restores the Neglected Church- #VIII-Up in the Belfry (1995), numbered 32/60. Image measures 15.5 x 17.75, frame is 27 x 29 inches.

Dated/signed lower right, numbered lower center, titled lower left.
Each image measures 15.5 x 17.5 with a framed size of 27 x 29.25 inches.
Very good condition, the full untrimmed sheet, not laid down, no damage, stain, punctures, tears or repair; framed to archival standards in acid free mounts.
Provenance: Private estate, Mission Hills, Kansas.
$500 - $1,500