Purgatory, Melody Asbury, Amer., (B. 1948) New Acquisition Certainly one of Ross's greatest

Certainly one of Ross's greatest prints

and her prints are in included in the collections of the Library of Congress and Metropolitan Museum of Art

diagonal soft crease running across top left of print running through lowest flower on potted plant in window

7-7/16 x 13-1/8

two old brown paper tape hinge remnants to top margin

Purgatory, Melody Asbury, Amer., (B. 1948) New Acquisition Certainly one of Ross's greatestColor Monotype, 2022, 14 x 11, signed, annotated Monotype and titled in pencil, on warm white wove paper 22 x 14 3 4. Melody Asbury gravtated towards art and nature at an early age. Her mother was an artist, and creativity was encouraged. Professional study while in her teens led to portrait commissions and work as a courroom artist. Moving to rural Woobbury, CT, the subject of her portraits evolved from native Americans to animals; whom she has drawn