Daniel Smith "Armada" Signed Limited Edition Orca Lithograph, 1992

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A pencil signed and numbered limited edition print of Daniel Smith's "Armada," released by Mill Pond Press in March 1992. … Read more A pencil signed and numbered limited edition print of Daniel Smith's "Armada," released by Mill Pond Press in March 1992. A pod of orcas glides through glassy water at dusk, the tall dorsal fin of a bull rising at its center, past a rocky, forested headland with low islands in the distance. The peach and blue evening sky is mirrored in the water, gulls circle the headland, and one whale sends up a spout of mist near the shore. In his notes on the painting, Smith wrote that he wanted the whales to glide through without breaking the calm, and that it is more a painting of a setting and a mood than a painting of orcas.

Offset lithograph printed by Litho-Krome Company on all-rag, acid-free, pH neutral paper, published from Smith's 1992 acrylic painting on masonite. Pencil signed "Daniel Smith" at lower right and numbered 135/950 at lower left, with the plate signature "Smith ©92" in the image. The margin carries the title. The edition was 950 signed and numbered prints plus 76 artist's proofs.

Daniel Smith (born 1954) is a Minnesota wildlife artist best known for his conservation stamp art. He won the 1988-89 Federal Duck Stamp competition, was named Ducks Unlimited International Artist of the Year in 1988, and painted five color plates for the National Geographic Society's Field Guide to the Birds of North America. His work has been shown in the Leigh Yawkey Woodson Art Museum's "Birds in Art" exhibition.

Comes with the original Mill Pond Press folder with its edition label, the certificate of authenticity, Smith's card about the painting, his biography card and a print care leaflet.

Image: 19 5/8 x 29 3/8 inches. Sheet: 24 7/8 x 34 3/8 inches. Unframed. See less