#36 • Fred Machetanz "Now Back in '98" Stone Lithograph

Part of June 2023 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $850.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art: Alaskan Multiples

A stone lithograph c.1971 by the great late Alaskan artist, Fred Machetanz (1908-2002) entitled 'Now Back in '98'. The work depicts George Smock, an 80-year old Alaskan sourdough and prospector who was prevailed upon to visit the artist at his studio home, High Ridge. It was during that visit that George sat upon a cut section of spruce and recounted his life in Alaska. The work is marked Edition-100, hand signed lower right, and matted within a wooden frame; information about the artist and work is affixed en verso. Measures approximately 26.25" x 22.25" overall.