Black and white engraving. Circa 1949-1951. Signed Inez Johnston and numbered 4/20. 7¼x9¼, mounted and framed.

Ynez Johnston was born in 1920 in Berkeley, California. She studied drafting, painting and printmaking at the University of California. The display of her paintings and etchings in an exhibition at the Museum of Modern Art in New York (1951) was the launch of her career as a successful artist. She has received numerous grants and awards. Johnston's work is characterized by "jigsaw" shapes reminiscent of primitive designs. Her unique style has been influenced by her travels to Italy, Mexico, India and Nepal.