John Nieto (Native American, 1936-2018) Les Livres des Peintres, 1996
Leather-bound book with (6) removable serigraphs on paper Printer's Proof 35 of 50 from an ed. of 395
22.5 x 17.5 x 1.5 (in)
Signed in silver pen Nieto, lower margin of each removable serigraph. Signed in pencil Nieto, lower left of artist's page.
Removable, signed serigraphs are titled: Archers, Taos Buffalo, Hoop Dancer, San Ildefonso Pueblo Church, Apache, and Canis Lupis. Largest serigraph is "Apache" with a sheet size of 20.25 x 16 (in) and an image size of 18 x 14 (in).
Printed and published by Marco Fine Arts Atelier, El Segundo, California. Lot includes a Certificate of Authenticity issued by Marco Fine Arts. Introduction by Lauren Monsen.
There were also 75 Artist's Proofs, 20 Hors de Commerce proofs, and a Deluxe Edition of 100 in Roman numerals.

Provenance: Acquired from Adagio Galleries, Palm Springs and Palm Desert, California.

This lot is in overall good condition with all margins visible and no visible creases, tears or discoloration. This lot has minor wear to the portfolio case and a dent to the upper corner of the book causing minor creasing to the pages.

22.5 x 17.5 x 1.5 in

13.5 lb