Jose Vives-Atsara, (10) portfolios of the San Antonio Mission lithographs, of which the topmost print (Mission Espada) in each portfolio is hand-signed by the artist, the other 4 per portfolio being unsigned

plate: 13.5 x 20 in., sheet: 17.5 x 24 in. / each

Provenance: The collection of the artist's family, San Antonio, Texas

Jose Vives-Atsara was Spanish-born artist, who immigrated to the United States after living through the Spanish Civil War, settling in San Antonio, Texas, with his wife and child in 1947. Vives-Atsara drew inspiration from his community and environment in San Antonio, like the Missions and the San Antonio River, working in a style that met at the apex of realism and impressionism. Over the course of his career, Vives-Atsara received commissions to create artworks for Pope John Paul II and heads of state, and became a professor and artist-in-residence at San Antonio's University of the Incarnate Word.