Irving Trust, College of Insurance a Flight Into Newark (Signed Limited Etching and Aquatint)
San Francisco: Crown Point Press, 1986. First edition. Loose Sheets. Large framed soft ground etching and aquatint by reclusive artist Rackstraw Downes. Hand-labeled 12/25 and SIGNED (Initialed) by the artist. The plate measures 11 7/8 x 18" and the sheet itself measures 19 x 24 1/16" wide. Nicely framed under glass. Per Wicki, "Rackstraw Downes (born 1939) is a British-born realist painter and author. His oil paintings are notable for their meticulous detail accumulated during months of plein-air sessions, depictions of industry and the environment and elongated compositions with complex perspectives". His works are held at the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden and is represented by the Betty Cunningham Gallery. This piece shows some light wear to the matting. The image itself appears to be in fine condition. Near Fine. Item #28893
Price: $3,000.00