"Hexit" Charley Harper Limited Edition Serigraph
Item Details
An original limited edition serigraph on paper titled Hexit by highly regarded Cincinnati wildlife artist Charley Harper (1922-2007). An image of a barn owl mid-flight as he exits a wooden barn with a painted hex sign to the facade. Edition number pencil signed 1259 of 1500 to the lower left, with Harper’s signature in pencil to the lower right corner. Presented behind gray mat, under glass, in a simple beveled wood frame. Print information is attached to the verso of frame. Of this work, Harper composed: ‘A hex is on the mice in the meadow as the perfect mousetrap exits his home in the haymow to haunt the deepening dusk. Like all his ghostly clan, the barn owl prowls the darkness, tending to the balance of nature as his hoots and screams conjure up witches and demons. Is the hex sign protection from them? Probably not. The Pennsylvania Dutch will tell you it’s only decoration, ‘chust for nice.’ The owl is ‘chust for mice.’
Dimensions
Visible image area measures 16.5" W x 17" H.
Item #
15CIN103-313
