"Desert Friends" circa 1930, Etching.

Edition: Not stated, but probably less than 50. Signed in pencil, Eva Dean, lower right; titled, Desert Friends, at top of sheet on reverse.

Image: 3 15/16 x 2 15/16 inches (100 x 75 mm). Sheet: 5 3/4 x 3 3/4 inches (146 x 95 mm).

Excellent condition. Adequate margins. Printed on buff wove paper. In the late 1920s and 1930s, Eva Dean spent time in Arizona exploring Tucson and the surrounding desert region. Among some of her best work were watercolors done of the old Tucson barrio district, circa 1930. The barrio was mostly destroyed in the late 1960s to make way for a new convention center. Her art remains.

$250.00