Lot 554

DOEL REED (1895-1985) VERY RARE TAOS SCENE AQUATINT

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DOEL REED (1895-1985) VERY RARE TAOS SCENE AQUATINT

Estimate: $1,500 - $3,000

Starting Bid: $750

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by Soulis Auctions
June 28, 2026 12:00 PM CDT
Live Auction
529 West Lone Jack-Lee’s Summit Rd
Lone Jack, MO, US 64070

Doel Reed (1895-1985)

Summer Evening Taos

1953

The etching with aquatint on Rives watermark paper, published in an edition of only 25 prints, is signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right and numbered 2/25 in pencil lower left. A colored chalk drawing of the same name in the collection of Newfield's, Indianapolis is identically inscribed, '' Summer Evening in Taos.'' The gallery label for this identical composition reads: This is the view from the studio that Reed occupied in 1953 on the second floor of the Harwood Foundation, the artistic center of the art colony in Taos, New Mexico. Reed's preparatory drawings were usually made in colored chalks, even though color was only suggested in the rich gray tones in his finished aquatints. ''For the life of me, I can't see why anyone should sit in a beautiful landscape and do completely non-objective work when the mountains themselves offer no end of abstract pattern.'' - Doel Reed.

A handful of museums hold Summer Evening Taos in their collections. But no record of any example appearing at auction could be found.

After studying and working in architecture, and prior to serving in World War One, Dole Reed studied at the Cincinnati Art Academy. He returned there to study and teach after the war. Henry Meakin, his instructor there, is primarily credited with introducing Reed to printmaking. After his time in Ohio, Dole Reed took a position as head of the Oklahoma State University art department in 1924. A position he would hold until his retirement in 1959. Following retirement he moved to Taos, New Mexico where he lived until his death in 1985. Over the course of his career, Reed participated in more than 300 juried art exhibitions and was elected to the National Academy of Design for his achievements as a printmaker, specifically the medium of aquatint etching, for which he is considered a master. To this day, OSU's Dole Reed Center in Taos honors his legacy with cultural and educational programs, workshops and residencies that serve the arts community both locally and nationally.

Image measures 11 x 17.75, sheet is 13 x 20, and frame is inches.

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  • Provenance: A New Mexico Collection.
  • Dimensions: Image measures 11 x 17.75, sheet is 13 x 20, and frame is inches.
  • Medium: Prints
  • Circa: 1953
  • Condition: Very good condition, the full untrimmed sheet with four deckle edges, not laid down, no damage, stain, punctures, tears or repair. A very, faint outline from a previous mat surrounds the image, visible only outside the mat. This image presents well matted and framed.

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