5a: GENE KLOSS (1903 - 1996) RARE PENCIL SIGNED ETCHING

Gene Kloss (1903 - 1996)
PENITENTE FIRES II
The rare and desirable pencil signed drypoint etching with aquatint is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right, titled lower left, and numbered 10 from an edition of only 15 prints. A fine strong impression with velvety burr.

Penitente Fires refers to a New World religious ceremony having roots in Catholicism.
Image measures 10.75 x 14 with a framed size of 23 x 25.75 inches.
Very good to fine condition, the full untrimmed sheet, not laid down, no damage, stain, puncture or repair; framed to archival standards in acid free mounts. This work has not yet been removed from the frame.
$4,000 - $6,000