Auction Ends: Nov 27, 2016 08:00 PM EST

Art

"My Baby" - A Giclee in color on paper hand signed by artist Shan-Merry in pencil

Item Number: 101

Estimated Value: 625 USD
Opening Bid: 225 USD

Item Description

My Baby - A Giclee in color on paper hand signed by artist Shan-Merry in pencil!

This is a 20" x 13 3/8" framed (22w X 32h) Giclee in color on preium paper with Certificate of Authenticity. Signed in pencil by the artist. From the Arabic numbered edition of 950 examples.

SHAN-MERRY

Shan-Merry began her artistic studies in 1957 at the Ecole Nationale Superior des Arts et Metiers, in Angers, France. By 1972 she was working as a professional fine artist and began exhibiting regularly in Paris and in the South of France in Provence, and in Cannes, Antibes, Grasse and other Mediterranean locations. By the 1990’s her works were included in prestigious international collections and exhibitions in Belgium, Germany, Japan and the United States. She has designed scarves for HERMES, published numerous books and catalogs, appeared in French television features, created illustrations for various periodicals and continues to create watercolors and limited edition graphic works.

Among her important distinctions are: New York Watercolor Prize (1974); Italian Academy “Gold Medal” Signature Prize (1979); Versailles Watercolor Award (1997); Winner of the “Pont Royal Award” (1999); “Prix d’Aquarelle (Watercolor Prize),” and exhibit at the Painters of the Army for the Bi-Centennial of Saint-Cyr at the Hotel National des Invalides (2001).
She has been awarded a Chevalier (Knight) of Arts-Sciences and Letters; a Chevalier (Knight) of Cultural and Artistic Merit; is a member of the Italian Academy and appears in the prestigious encyclopedia of artists, Benizet: Dictionnaire des peintres, sculpteurs, dessinateurs et graveurs (1999).