Markus Pierson "American Coyote in Paris" 5 Hand Signed Limited Ed Photoliths

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"American Coyote in Paris"
Suite of 5 fine art prints by Markus Pierson
Unframed
Set of (5) Photolithographs with portfolio … Read more "American Coyote in Paris"
Suite of 5 fine art prints by Markus Pierson
Unframed
Set of (5) Photolithographs with portfolio case
Hand signed by the artist
Size: 16" x 12" (Portfolio)
Edition Size: 195 Arabic Numbers
35 Roman Numerals
35 Artist Proofs
Photos are for reference, the edition number will be different than the one in the pictures
Year of Release: 2002
Condition is Mint
100 percent guarantee of authenticity
Original Certificate of Authenticity from the Publisher is included
Gallery Retail: $995.00 unframed
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American Coyote in Paris (Study 9)
Paper size: 8.5" x 15"
Image Size: 3.25" x 9.5"


American Coyote in Paris (Study 5)
Paper size: 11" x 13"
Image Size: 7.5" x 6.25"

American Coyote in Paris (Study 12)
Paper size: 14" x 11.5"
Image Size: 9.25" x 6"

American Coyote in Paris (Study 27)
Paper size: 14.75" x 9.5"
Image Size: 9.25" x 4.5"

American Coyote in Paris (Study 33)
Paper size: 14.5" x 10"
Image Size: 9.25" x 5"


About the series

An "American in Paris" - that's what I'll be! With a tattered and worn satchel full of art supplies the coyote enters Paris, the City of Lights, confident Paris would be thankful to have the gifted American artist in her bosom. No one ever told him the museums and galleries were already full of geniuses. Too poor to go home - too stubborn to quit, the coyote found his voice. He came to Paris hoping the city would be his guide, his patron, or his lover - at most Paris was to be his artistic inspiration and now that seemed enough. Captured in five studies, you see the evidence of the inspirations and a new heartbreak for the blue coyote who penned the following verse: " Love, Love, Love, How It Did Betray Me, The Promise of Me , The Promise of We, Promises Broken, Dust and Memory. Blue, Blue, Blue, The Color That Is Me, There is no You, There is No We, Dust and Memory, Dust and Memory. "


Markus Pierson

Markus Pierson was born in 1961 and raised in the small farming town of Grand Ledge, Michigan, where his father owned a popular restaurant. A self-proclaimed reckless “racer”, Markus was the youngest and most challenging of the four Pierson children.
While a student, an encouraging art teacher swung wide the door to Markus’ talent and profoundly moved him. However, the Grand Ledge art scene was somewhat lacking, leading Markus to take on a number of odd jobs before accidentally stumbling upon accounting as a means to making a living. After a near-fatal bout with Crohn’s Disease in early 1985, he declared that the accountant was “dead” and in his place was a man pursuing his dream of becoming a successful artist.
The Coyote Series was born in June of 1986, after Markus heard the Joni Mitchell song, “Coyote.” He loved it, played it often and memorized the words. The focus of the song, a guy referred to as “Coyote,” is a reckless, footloose Casanova type fellow – Pierson aspired to be the carefree romancer described in those lyrics. Then he did something he’d never done before or since: Markus made a drawing of a song. See less