Romar Bearden Ritual Bayou. Collage, 1970-71 440x 515 mm; full margins. Edition of approximately 30 (from an intended edition of 75 Signed and numbered 15-75 in ink, lower right. Commissioned by Shorewood Publishers, Inc. From the same titled port-

Romar Bearden Ritual Bayou. Collage, 1970-71 440x 515 mm; full margins. Edition of approximately 30 (from an intended edition of 75 Signed and numbered 15-75 in ink, lower right. Commissioned by Shorewood Publishers, Inc. From the same titled port- folio. Intended to consist of 6 collages (each in an edition of 75, the portfolio was never fully realized. The publisher received approximately 26-27 sets from Bearden and, subsequently, orders for several more sets which Bearden agreed to make before ending his work on the project. E10,000 15,000 See Color Illustration