Artist/Designer; Manufacturer: Michael (Michel) Ponce de Leon (American, 1922-2006)
Marking(s); notes: signed; ed. 6/10; 1962
Materials: intaglio print
Dimensions (H, W, D): 25.5"h, 18.5"w; 35"h, 28"w frame
Additional Information: Provenance: Collection of Mr. & Mrs. Malcolm, Yulee, Florida, thence by descent. The Malcolm family owned a Reddi-Arts store in North Florida and were lifelong art collectors.

"Ponce de Leon treats prints as sculpture. Using handmade paper, photographs, and inks that he makes himself, the artist builds the layers of his images or creates three-dimensional works with cast paper." (source: nga.gov)

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good, foxing and discoloration in margins, not examined outside frame (condition of art only)



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