Lot 1041: 7 George Bunker Works on Paper Incl. Painting, Print, Collage, & Drawings

Seven (7) George Raymond Bunker (American, 1923-1991) abstract works on paper. 1st Item: Screen print on Rives BFK wove paper titled “Road to the Shore.” Signed, titled, dateCCcd, and numbered 4/15 in pencil to lower margin. 24 in. H x 19 3/8 in. W. 1965. 2nd Item: Painting on tissue titled “Rock Compositions.” Signed, titled, and dated to lower right. 18 1/8 in. H x 24 in. W. 1956. 3rd Item: Pastel landscape drawing on perforated paper titled “Path to the Woods, Back Island.” Signed lower right. Floated in a cream window mat with clamshell cover. Sheet: 11 in. H x 8 1/2 in. W. Matted: 20 in. H x 16 in. W. 4th Item: Collage with geometric composition on foamcore backing. Signed and dated, lower left. With artist’s estate stamp to lower margin at left. Collage: 4 1/2 in. H x 11 in. W. Foamcore: 13 in. H x 19 in. W. 1989. Items 5-7: Three(3) studies for “Road to the Shore” including two pastel studies, one on tissue, and one in black ink. One pastel study with collaged paper elements affixed to composition and ink study with passages cut out and removed. Dimensions range from 8 1/4 in. H x 6 1/8 in. W. to 11 in. H x 8 1/4 in. W.

PROVENANCE: Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts Foundation.

CONDITION: All items in overall very good condition. 1st item with mat burn to perimeter of old sight area and remnants of archival tape plus area of thinning along upper edge en verso. 2nd item with minor toning within old sight area plus remnants of masking tape to all four corners, in margins, along with remnants of archival tape to upper edge en verso. 3rd item with archival tape to lower edge, in perforation. 4th item with minor smudges or soiling to black, possibly inherent. 5th through 7th items with some uneven toning, minor soiling or handling wear primarily to margins, pinpoint punctures to margins, and tape fragments en verso.