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Ross 5/5 - 159

Collagraph in turquoise and yellow. Masked figure wearing a turquoise checked body suit, a red hat and yellow gloves. A/P. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross.

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Ross 5/5 - 160

Collagraph in black, red and orange. Masked figure, wearing a close-fitting checked harlequin costume in black and red, with a muted red ruff collar and a gray hat with a multi-pointed rim. A/P. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross. See [Jester], collage plate (Ross 190, Box 7).

Scope and Contents: Ross 5/6 - 161a-b Two collagraphs in greens and multi-colors. The main figure in both is a black-caped figure with a horned bull’s head. The head is yellow and the figure wears a green striped body-suit. Both have strips depicting Venice buildings. Ross 161b has three background buildings in gray, tan and pink and Ross 161a has two buildings in gray and orange. Artist’s Proof. Cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross. See also Minotaur (Ross 162,...

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Ross 5/6 - 163a-b

Two collagraphs: one in black and gray and the other in brown and purple. Venice city scene with masks in the windows, a carnival player in the lower right and a gondola in the lower center. Ross 163a is on heavy cream-colored paper, with the buildings on the left in brown and those on the right in purple. Ross 163b is all in gray and black and is on heavy black paper. A/P. Signed John Ross.

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Ross 5/7 - 164a-c

Three collagraphs: triptych in gray, black and red. The titled print, Ross 164a, Artist’s Proof, is of the exterior of a cathedral with its large red dome and is signed John Ross. Ross 164b-c are smaller, untitled prints of windows and wall reliefs. Heavy cream-colored paper. The print is categorized here because it is in the style of the Venetian prints, though it may not represent Venetian architecture.

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Ross 5/8 - 166

Collagraph in pink and green. Three images of buildings printed one overlapping the next. Similar to untitled print, Ross 176 (Box 5, Folder 13). A/P. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross.

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Ross 5/8 - 168

Collagraph in pink and yellow. Narrow building face with rows of Islamic-inspired windows. A/P. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross. Venetian Frieze (Ross 172, Box 5, Folder 11) uses this architectural fragment.

Scope and Contents: Ross 5/9 - 169a-c Three collagraphs: one in orange, red and green, another in pink, gray and orange, and the last in pink, gray and brown. Images of Venetian buildings in different colors and overlapping each other. All have what appears to be the same, slope-roofed building near the center of the pattern (Palazzo Contarine delle Figure), and the same building decorated with trefoils [Doge’s Palace] on the right. A building with columned arches and circle detail [Palazzo Dario]...

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Ross 5/10 - 170a-b

Two collagraphs in orange, black and green. Orange sun mask on one side and green and yellow dome of St. Mark’s Basilica in Venice on the other. In Ross 170a, Artist’s Proof, the sun is on the right and the dome on the left. In 170b, positions are reversed. Heavy cream-colored paper. Signed John Ross.

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Ross 5/11 - 171

Collagraph in black, gray and muted green. A central Columbine mask, with pointed towers/ears, flanked by images of Venetian buildings, gray on the left and green on the right. A/P. On heavy black paper. Signed John Ross. See also Columbine (Ross 152, Box 5, Folder 2) and Floral Mask (Ross 156, Box 5, Folder 5).