#43 • Rie Muñoz "Bear-Woman" Printers Proof c.1979

Part of The Works of Rie Muñoz Art Auction (timed auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $1,200.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art

A signed and numbered 2/3 Printers Proof serigraph by Alaska artist Rie Muñoz entitled "Bear-Woman". The work illustrates the legend in which two women went up the mountain every day to snare squirrels, one getting squirrels, the other always stopping at a clearing part way up the mountain and eating berries all day long. One evening, as the woman came down to the clearing with her day's squirrel harvest, she saw her friend on all fours eating berries, and as she approached, her friend turned into a black bear. Titled, numbered, signed, and dated by the artist c.1979 across the bottom margin. Later, limited editions of the print are entitled "Woman-Bear Legend". This proof is Shrink-wrapped on board measuring approximately 17" x 24.25" with a sight view of 15" x 22".