Lot 575

MARY HENRY (1913-2011) RARE EARLY PENCIL SIGNED LITHO

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MARY HENRY (1913-2011) RARE EARLY PENCIL SIGNED LITHO

Estimate: $800 - $1,400

Current Bid: $425

(2 Bids)

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

Mary Marguerite Dill Henry (1913-2011)

Orchard Pattern

1941

The rare, low edition lithograph on Warrens Olde Style watermarked paper is numbered 8 from an edition of only 15 prints and signed by the artist in pencil below the image lower right; titled lower left. Best known for her vibrant, mathematically precise geometric abstractions, Mary Henry is recognized as a pioneer of the post-war Op Art and Constructivist movements in the Pacific Northwest. But before the war, she, like many others, worked in a different style. In the late 1930s she was on of the few women to receive a mural commission with the WPA and around the time this print was made she was an art instructor at Iowa State University in Ames, Iowa. The year of this image, she also studied lithography at the San Francisco School of Fine Arts. The perspective, the light and the treatment of the orchard trees all resemble the work of Grant Wood and the historic Stone City Art Colony in Iowa 25 miles northeast of Cedar Rapids. This is a fine and rare image in excellent condition, matted, not framed.

Image measures 9 x 12, sheet is 12 x 16.25 inches. No frame.

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  • Provenance: The private collection of a Colorado art historian and author.
  • Dimensions: Image measures 9 x 12, sheet is 12 x 16.25 inches. No frame.
  • Medium: Lithograph
  • Circa: 1941
  • Condition: Fine to very good condition, noting a nearly imperceptible shadow of possible toning from a previous mat visible upon very close inspection. Otherwise, the full untrimmed sheet with deckle edges, not laid down, no damage, stain, punctures, tears or repair.

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Bid Increments
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$0 $49 $5
$50 $199 $10
$200 $499 $25
$500 $999 $50
$1,000 $1,999 $100
$2,000 $4,999 $200
$5,000 $9,999 $500
$10,000 $19,999 $1,000
$20,000 $99,999 $2,000
$100,000 + $10,000