Charley Harper (1922-2007) American, Rabbit Serigraph "Cottontail in a Cottonfield". Depicting a rabbit hiding from a bird flying overhead in a cotton field. Numbered 580/1000 in the lower left. Titled "Cottontail in a Cottonfield" in the lower middle. Signed in the lower right. Lowest left says COPR Charles Harper 1989 World Rights Reserved. Lowest right says Edition 1000/Signed/Numbered. 

To purchase this online at their website starts at $325. From the website: "Hiding is hard to do if you have a cotton boll for a tail. Pity poor Peter Rabbit, pursued as food by every fang and claw from Canada to the Land of Cotton. Providing protein for predatory species while perpetuating one’s own presupposes a prodigality of procreation that has procured for the cottontail a reputation for a perpetually proliferating population. So without predators, we’d be up to our ears in rabbits. Without rabbits, we’d be living in a jungle of lettuce. Let us, therefore, give thanks for the balance of nature." 

Provenance: Previously purchased by consignor at an auction house in Virginia.

Folder Size: 19 x 23 3/4 in. 
Print Size: 15 x 19 1/4 in. 

Charley Harper (1922–2007) was an American modernist artist celebrated for his bold, geometric depictions of wildlife. He coined the term “minimal realism” to describe his style, which captured the essence of animals using vivid colors and simplified shapes. Harper’s work appeared in publications for the National Park Service, Audubon Society, and Ford Times, making nature accessible and engaging to a broad audience. His playful yet precise art continues to influence design and raise appreciation for the natural world. In his artwork, Harper imaginatively investigated the similarities between human and wild animal behaviors, but completely without anthropomorphism. "I learn as much as I can about the creatures that interest me, and they all do. I observe them and find out how they interact with each other and their environments and ask myself, What if?