Desert Drama
Aquatint and drypoint, 1977, Sanchez 575, edition 35. 11 x 17 7/8 in. Signed, titled and numbered in pencil. Here we have a superb impression with full margins. The condition is excellent. This stellar work depicts a view across Taos Valley, south of Rancho de Taos.
$2,200

Penitente Prayer
Drypoint and aquatint, 1937, Sanchez 349, edition 25. 11 x 14 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a superb impression with full margins. The tonalities in the sky are beautifully rendered evoking an intensely spiritual image. The condition is fine apart from a minor soft wrinkle in the extreme upper left corner of the margin. This is an early, uncommon print. According to Phillips Kloss, "prayer was the humble aspect of the Penitente rituals..." (See page 32 of Gene Kloss Etchings (1981).
SOLD

Taos Eagle Dancers
Aquatint with drypoint, 1955, Sanchez 458; edition 35 10 7/8 x 13 7/8 in. Signed and titled in pencil. This is a very fine impression of a rare and desirable work. The margins are somewhat narrow and the condition is fine. "Kloss considered this print to be her most perfect aquatint." (See page 29, Volume II, of the recently published catalog raisonne of Kloss prints by Gene Sanchez (2009).
SOLD