"Two Birds and Branch" by Helen West Heller, Amer., (1872-1955) Pastel on fibrous cream laid paper

on fibrous cream laid paper

initialed and titled in the block

even the reds are vivid

While this print and others I have handled by the artist in the past 20 years have all been unsigned

Many of the proofs were unsigned at her passing in 2013

"Two Birds and Branch" by Helen West Heller, Amer., (1872-1955) Pastel on fibrous cream laid paper1920's, ed. unknown, 3 5 8 x 3 1 8, signed in pencil, on thin cream laid japan with inclusions, a variably inked impression due to a large fiber inclusion at lower left, a small professionally reinforced paper flaw at upper left, with small rust stains from paper clips at right outer margin edge. Despite this, a charming image.