11: ALAN SHIELDS (1944-2005) MIXED MEDIA COLLAGE

Alan J. Shields (1944-2005)
Odd Job (1984)
The large, multi-process composition of cut, layered and collaged TGL handmade papers, ornamented by screenprint, woodcut and etching techniques, is signed, titled and numbered within the work. Published by Tyler Graphics Ltd., Mount Kisco, New York; edition of 46, this example numbered 14 of 46. While this is a multiple, each from the edition varies and is unique.

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.
Measures 40 x 42 inches.
$1,200 - $1,800