Mark Coomer Serigraphs of Architecture

Item Details

In Plate

A selection of serigraphs by listed artist Mark Coomer (1914 – 2004) of architecture. These five prints on masonite and illustration board include depictions of Colonial style apartment buildings, which are clumped together with protruding staircases in a pastel palette. Also included is a park scene, featuring an arched, brick bridge covering a calm body of water with a skyline to the distance. To the lower corners of each composition is an in-plate artist signature.

Born in Bay City, Michigan, Mark Coomer studied art in Chicago and Detroit before eventually settling in Arizona. He is known for his paintings and serigraphs, often depicting street patioscapes and urban city scenes. Coomer did almost all of his own printing, limiting his editions to 100. His preferred ground for his prints was masonite board, which combined with the permanent nature of his oil-based inks, were advertised as “washable”. Coomer exhibited his paintings and limited edition serigraphs nationally, and many can be found in private collections and institutions including the Chicago Art Institute; Challis Galleries, Laguna Beach, California; and The West and Walter-Bimson Western Art Collection housed at the University of Arizona Museum of Art.

Condition

- light damage to edges; residue and slight abrasion wear to image surfaces; dusty.

Dimensions

- measures one print.

Item #

17CHI134-103