Mark Coomer Serigraphs Featuring New Orleans Streetscpaes

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In Plate

An assortment of serigraphs on board featuring depictions of New Orleans streetscapes, by listed artist Mark Coomer (1914-2004). This group of eight includes scenes of daily life in New Orleans, such as figures walking on the sidewalk in the rain, a horse-drawn buggy moving through a city a street, and figures conversing with each other in a front yard. Notable locations include the French Quarter and Jackson Square. All prints are signed and titled in print to a lower corner and are presented without frames or hanging hardware.

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

- marks and edge wear to prints; one print has significant yellow staining to top of piece.

Dimensions

- measures each item.

Item #

17CHI134-149