{"product_id":"william-kurelek-im-beautiful-1","title":"William Kurelek - I'm Beautiful","description":"\u003cp\u003eArtist: William Kurelek\u003cbr\u003eTitle: \u003cem\u003eI'm Beautiful\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDate: 1976\u003cbr\u003eMedium: lithograph\u003cbr\u003eEdition: OS 1\u003cbr\u003ePaper Size: 19.5” x 17”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eCondition note: light, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003elocalized \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eyellowing \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eand \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ediscolouration \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003etwo \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eareas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eupper \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003emargin \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eof \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esheet, \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eas \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eindicated \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ein \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003ethe \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003esecond \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eimage.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-pm-slice=\"1 1 []\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eMany of William Kurelek’s artworks depict farm life during his childhood on the Canadian Prairies, and this stone lithograph, titled \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eI’m Beautiful\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, is a charming example.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis signed print is the first of two Open Studio Proofs originally assigned to the Open Studio print archive. The numbered edition was originally published in an edition of 100 by Isaacs Gallery and printed at Open Studio with Don Holman, then Director of Lithography. Holman’s embossed artist’s chop is visible in the bottom right corner of the paper.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThis proof offers a rare glimpse of the lithograph as it appeared when it left the print studio. In the final released edition, Kurelek hand-coloured elements of the image, including the pig’s snout, the bucket, and details of the fence post. Hear Lynne Wynick discuss this print in this archive \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/81qBrJN6DrM?feature=shared\u0026amp;t=980\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003einterview\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cspan\u003e.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSignature:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e William Kurelek, bottom right beneath the image.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eProvenance:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Open Studio print archive.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Isaacs Gallery, Toronto.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"openstudioshop.ca","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":66941394780275,"sku":"4019","price":950.0,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0088\/8707\/4931\/files\/KurelekW-001a.jpg?v=1792462798","url":"https:\/\/openstudioshop.ca\/products\/william-kurelek-im-beautiful-1","provider":"openstudioshop.ca","version":"1.0","type":"link"}