Markus Pierson "Masquerade" Hand Signed Limited Edition Fine Art Serigraph

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"Masquerade"
by Markus Pierson
Unframed
Serigraph Art Print on Paper
Hand signed by the artist
Size: 36" x 24”
Edition … Read more "Masquerade"
by Markus Pierson
Unframed
Serigraph Art Print on Paper
Hand signed by the artist
Size: 36" x 24”
Edition Size: 175 Arabic Numbers
Year of Release: 1998
Condition is Mint
100 percent guarantee of authenticity
Original Certificate of Authenticity from the Publisher is included
Gallery Retail: $795.00 unframed
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About the image -

The painting reads, “After Four Months of Fanatical Planning, Clyde Clauclippers Masterpiece, His Magnum Opus, The Masquerade Ball, Had Been Unveiled, and Horace Found Himself Unprepared. Oh Sure, His Costume Was Spot On Target, Rolling, Puffy White Cuffs, And Collar, Badly Striped Sleeves And The Perfect Chapeau - But That Was Only His Outer Costume. He Was Masquerading On The Inside As Well, Though Not Very Well, And His Discomfort Was Beginning To Show. His Fur Was Standing Up At Attention Like A Military Drill Team After A Coffee Break, His Palms Were Sweating Like A Sumo Wrestler On Safari, His Tongue Was Swelled Up And Twisted Like A Dusty Pink Sofa Cushion Left In The Care Of An Antsy Pent-Up Child. Conversation Would Be More Difficult Than Riding A Blind Pig With A Sprained Ankle Backwards To Victory In The Kentucky Derby. All Because "She" Was There, Straight Off The Puffy Cloud In The Heaven That No Doubt Was Her Home.”

Her Name Was Henrietta Forthwright, And The Mere Sight Of Her Made Horace Alternately Numb With Joy And Paralyzed By Fear, Both Of These Causing Great Muscle Control Difficulties. Horace Was Just About To Run Away By Dragging Himself Out The Door Using The Only Muscle Group That Hadn't Abandoned Him, His Ear Muscles, When Clyde Suddenly Announced The Winning Number In The Raffle. The Prize Was Dinner For Two At The Ritz And, Wouldn't You Know, Horace Had The Winning Number. Problem Was, He Was Standing Right Next To Henrietta And Thus His Lips Were Numb And His Tongue Was So Swollen That It Looked As If He Had Stuffed A Flock Of Flamingos In His Mouth. And Then It Happened - Henrietta Smiled, Put Her Hand On His Shoulder, Announced, ‘Oh Hey, Horace And I Won!’ And The Heavens Burst Open And Swallowed Him Up Whole, Tongue And All. At Least That's How It Felt To Him.”

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