LOT 77: Gordon Smith - Mountains

LOT 77
Artist: Gordon Smith
Title: Mountains
Date: 1977
Medium: Lithograph
Edition of 50 
Paper size: 30” x 41”

Value in CAD: $1,500
Starting bid: $750

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In 1977, Open Studio invited Gordon Smith to visit from Vancouver and make a print in the studio as a resident artist. It was amongst the first of the Studio’s self-initiated publishing projects. This print, Mountains, was inspired by a recent residency Smith had undertaken in Banff. The image was hand-drawn on a lithographic stone by the artist, and then printed by Don Holman and Otis Tamasauskas. Tamasauskas recalls Smith allowing the printers much freedom, using all their energy and knowledge in a productive collaboration, such that everyone felt part of his experience at the studio.

Signature Note: Each print signed "Gordon Smith" under image, right side.