Hubert Shuptrine "Summer Again" Hand Signed Numbered Etching, 1977

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"Summer Again"
by Hubert Shuptrine
Limited Edition Etching Art Print
Hand signed by the artist
Paper Size: 34" x 45-3/4" … more "Summer Again"
by Hubert Shuptrine
Limited Edition Etching Art Print
Hand signed by the artist
Paper Size: 34" x 45-3/4"
Image Size: 27" x 39-1/2"
Edition number: 246/300
Dated 1977

Condition: It has been framed before and the paper that was not covered by the mat has yellowed (see signature and edition number photos above). This can be matted over when re-framing.

Certificate of Authenticity is included



Hubert Shuptrine

(1936-2006)


Hubert Shuptrine was an artist focused on depicting America’s heartland, its people, its traditions, and its landscape. Whether focusing on the pattern of creases in a timeworn face, the tiniest strands of whiskers in a bristly beard, or the uneven rhythm of weathered boards on the side of an old cabin, Shuptrine intends to penetrate the surface of his subjects to reveal their inner spirit.

In depicting people, he saw his images more as a form of visual biography than as portraiture. His goal was to reveal in all his subjects “the sum of moments – past, present, and future infused into a single glance.”

Shuptrine’s brushwork ranges from broad washes of subtle color to a dry brush technique characterized by tiny strokes of tightly controlled pigment. He said this technical variety enabled him to render broad atmospheric effects such as mist, laden skies, or morning light spilling through a window as well as intricate details and textures.

However, his realistic technique is in no way intended to diminish the expressive power of his paintings. As Shuptrine explained, “I don’t think of myself as a realist because if you look up that word in the dictionary, it is one who paints with precision without regard for ideology, feeling, or the potential of meanings. I refer to my works as ‘realizations’ because I like the subjective part of painting as much as the objective part of painting. I like to be involved with my subjects so that what I am painting is emotion as much as surface appearance.”

A native of Chattanooga, Tennessee, born in 1936, Shuptrine held a degree in fine arts painting from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga. Shuptrine lectured to a wide range of audiences. In 1974, he published his first book Jericho: The South Beheld, which sold nearly 200,000 copies. His second book Home to Jericho (1987) also was well received.
Shuptrine's work is in the permanent collections of over 50 national museums, including the Brandywine Museum in Chadd's Ford, Pennsylvania, and the Butler Institute in Youngstown, Ohio.

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Note added April 2005:
Congratulations to Mr. Hubert Shuptrine:
Hubert Shuptrine is one of seven Tennesseans to win the 2005 Governor's Awards in the Arts. According to Rich Boyd, executive director of the Tennessee Arts Commission, these awards are considered the state's highest honor in the arts. Susan Pierce, of the Chattanooga Times Free Press, writes that "the Distinguished Artist Award recognizes exceptional talent and creativity in any discipline, honoring artists whose work has influenced directions and trends on a state or national level."

Additional note:
Press Release, April 7, 2006:
Renowned artist Hubert Shuptrine passed away Friday, April 7th, 2006 in Chattanooga, Tennessee. He was surrounded by family and friends and leaves behind a legacy of supreme artistic ability and a passion for what he referred to as “realizations.” While collaborating with James Dickey on the award-winning book, Jericho: The South Beheld (Oxmoor House, 1974), the author had this to say about Hubert Shuptrine:
"Hubert Shuptrine works in watercolor with a beautiful sense of the sheer, living consequentiality of his subject and with a skill that makes every picture an event to be reckoned with. He is a Beholder. He is able to enter into objects and people and places with the sense of these things entering into him."
James Dickey, Jericho: The South Beheld. less