#23 • Peter Keefer - "Moon XLIX" Signed, Numbered Collagraph Hors d'Commerce Fine Art Print - Unframed

Part of Breathtaking Canvases: A Collection of Fine Art (timed auction by Lux Auctions)

High bid $95.00

Status: No sale

Category: Art

This is a type of silkscreen print called a collagraph, a specialty of American artist Peter Keefer. Titled Moon, it is a landscape of a caramel-colored prairie, chartreuse mountains and a mustard gold sky.  A small white moon hangs in the distance. Fine cream lines outline the shapes and are slightly raised. The work is signed, titled, numbered and marked "HC" in pencil by the artist on the front. On the back it is signed, titled and numbered - Imprint Keefer "Moon XLIX" HC 5/5- $110. HC refers to its status as Hors d'Commerce - a print "out of trade" and not meant for sale, usually a gift to the artist or as a sample for galleries.There is a raised, embossed stamp in the lower left - "Spectrum Press". Condition - good vintage condition - the upper right corner near the signature is slightly crumpled, but this is difficult to see on the front of the print. The piece is packaged in a protective plastic sleeve with foamcore and twine. Please view all photos for more details.The print measures 25.5" H x 19.5" W. About the artist: The graphic designs of Peter Keefer (1933 - 2021) depict the land configurations and canyon colors of the Southwest U.S. Keefer received a Bachelor of Fine Arts Degree from the California College of Arts and Crafts in Oakland in 1958, and a MA in Printmaking from Cal State Northridge in 1970. Early in his career he lived near Taos, NM, later moving to Montana. Mr. Keefer specialized in a type of printing called collagraph, which involves affixing materials of different textures and thicknesses to a plate, and then inking and hand-printing in the style of etching. Famous for his unique graphics and progressive printmaking techniques, Mr. Keefer's artwork is included in numerous private, corporate, and public collections both in the United States and abroad.