Two Oranges and a Checkerboard by Mary Humphrey stacking disks allowing for fine planing

allowing for fine planing

9" x 7" x 5/8"

where both he and Mexican muralist Rufino Tamayo taught

This one measures 10 1/2” wide x 10 5/8" tall and is in very good condition

amid which this vessel would feel quite art home

Two Oranges and a Checkerboard by Mary Humphrey stacking disks allowing for fine planingI've listed a few penmanship expertises by this same Mary separately, but thought these two cutout watercolor orange and crayon drawn checkerboard made rather a sweet group, so here they are. I like how the green stem of the orange becomes a blur as it grows in size, and just purely love the checkerboard, where at times Mary shifted the direction of her crayon coloring of the squares from vertical to horizontal, adding to the effect. Checkerboard