Mark Coomer Mid Century Serigraphs

Item Details

Mark Coomer (American, 1914 – 2004)
New Orleans Trolley, Chicago – Tail Lights, Chicago – Wacker Drive, and St Charles St. – New Orleans; with two prints each of Chicago – L Train and Chicago – Oak Park, mid 20th century
Serigraphs on board
Signed in plate to the lower corners
Published by Thanhardt-Burger Corp., La Porte, Indiana
Printed by the artist
Eight prints total

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

- to Fair; discoloration, stains, and accretion to each print and verso; wear to edges of each ground.

Dimensions

- measures one of eight.

Item #

18DCC501-030