William T Wiley – Ships Log, No. 23 of 25, signed and dated
(William T. Wiley ) Ships Log. Zephyrus Image. San Francisco, California. 1st Edition. 19 pages. 10.5” x 7.375”. With an original watercolor of a sailboat: marked in pencil ‘1975’ and ‘H.C.’ In the original envelope, with its photograph of the original Log and the larger construction of which it is a part. (Now at the San Francisco Museum of Art.) In a total edition of 1100 copies, the print is No. 23 in an edition of 25 Special copies. Fine, signed with the artist’s imprint and dated. This copy has a variant original watercolor of a sailboat. The envelope has been professionally repaired.
Wiley, born in 1937 in Indiana, is linked to the “Bay Area Figuratives” group of San Francisco, California, where he has spent much of his life. Known for his sense of humor in sculptures, prints and paintings, Wiley is represented in many leading United States galleries, including the collections of the Whitney Museum of American Art, New York; the Hirshhorn Museum, Washington DC, and other institutions world wide.
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