Joanne Miller Rafferty Hand-Embellished Abstract H.P. 49/50, Gilt Frame

An original hand-embellished mixed media work by Joanne Miller Rafferty, pencil-signed lower right and annotated "H.P. 49/50" at lower left — a designation consistent with her hand-painted limited editions. The composition reads as a layered atmospheric landscape — black storm sky over cream, banks of teal and slate wash, and bold strokes of cadmium red — built up in Rafferty's signature technique of metallic gold linework, open-weave mesh, handmade paper collage, and inks. Her hand extends well past the central image: drips, splatters, and applied mesh travel across the lower margin, making each impression in this edition genuinely one-of-a-kind.

Rafferty is among the most widely placed living American abstractionists, with work held in over 1,000 public and private collections including Exxon, IBM, Marriott Hotels, UBS, MasterCard International, and American Express. Listed in Who's Who in American Art and a member of the National Association of Women Artists, her career spans more than four decades, and her work continues to trade at auction houses across the country. Presented in a slim gilt-finish wood frame behind glass, with wide float-style margins that showcase the full embellished sheet.

CONDITION Very Good with no remarkable damage. Colors are strong, the sheet sits flat, and the embellishments are fully intact. Light reflections visible in photos are from overhead lighting, not flaws in the work.

DIMENSIONS / SPECIFICATIONS

• Overall (framed): 42¼" H × 34¼" W × 1" D
• Medium: Mixed Media, hand-embellished
• Edition: H.P. 49/50
• Signed: Joanne Miller Rafferty, pencil, lower right
• Annotated: H.P. 49/50, pencil, lower left
• Frame: gilt-finish wood, behind glass