Preliminary identification
Photo reference
5 uploaded photos
Overview
A vibrant Art Deco-revival still life serigraph featuring Southwestern and geometric motifs, stylized vases, and foliage against a black ground. The composition integrates textured screenprint grounds embellished with gleaming metallic foil stamping and embossed elements.
Story
Created during the late-80s Postmodern boom, this piece fuses Southwestern color palettes with sleek Art Deco geometrics. Artist Keith Mallett mastered metallic foil stamping to bring dynamic, reflective light into fine art prints.
Maker / Origin
Keith Mallett is an acclaimed American artist born in Pennsylvania who studied at the Art Students League and Hunter College in New York. While widely celebrated for his powerful figurative paintings celebrating African American culture, his late-20th-century decorative still lifes and serigraphs achieved widespread commercial and gallery acclaim.
Condition & Value
Appears in very good vintage condition with bright colors, clean foil application, and intact framing under glass. Good preservation of the delicate metallic elements directly supports the secondary market value.
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Comparable demand stays strongest where maker, originality, and venue confidence line up. Broader examples still trade, but the range tightens quickly when provenance, condition, or selling lane fit is missing.
Best Venue
Specialty auction or a focused dealer with buyers already in this lane.
Signed example with light edge wear and original frame.
Comparable format with stronger provenance and cleaner surface.
Smaller related piece with visible craquelure and trimmed margins.
Period match with softer condition and weaker subject matter.
Close market lane comp with similar material and presentation.