Dean Meeker Surrealist Polymer Intaglio

This quality framed MCM Surrealist ploymer intaglio is by internationally renowned Wisconsin printmaker and sculptor Dean Meeker (1920-2002). It is titled "Derision" and depicts a cadavorous seated king before a group of hellish consorts. It is printed on archival cardstock in vivid red, black , and a golden haloed crown. It measures 24.5" tall X 30" across. It is signed in the lower right corner. It is in and edition of 20. 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: Excellent