Dean Meeker 1960's Surrealist Intaglio

This Surrealist intaglio is by internationally renowned Wisconsin printmaker and sculptor Dean Meeker (1920-2002). It is titled "Masquarade" and depicts a cavorting group of half human, half monster revelers. It measures 25.5" tall X 38.5" across. It is signed in the lower right corner. It is numbered 44 in a series of 60. Meeker started as a sculptor but quickly became influential and innovative printmaker. He was the first printmaker to overprint silkscreens with polymer intaglio, giving his works a 3 Dimensional quality. He was the co-inventor of the Meeker-McFee motorized etching press. He taught Silkscreening at University of Wisconsin Madison for 46 years. He was a 1959 recipient of a Guggenheim Fellowship. His Sculptures, paintings and prints are in over 100 important world collections to include New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery in Washington DC, the Walker Art Center in Minneapolis, the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Condition Report: There is a small tear along the toop corfer that does not affect the image