#71 • Fred Machetanz "The Invaders" Stone Lithograph

Part of December 2024 Premier Auction (live auction by Alaska Premier Auctions & Appraisals)

High bid $850.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art: Alaskan Multiples

A stone lithograph c.1973 by the late Alaskan artist, Fred Machetanz (1908-2002) entitled 'The Invaders'. The work depicts a hypothetical 1778 scene in which a polar bear watches Captain James Cook and his invaders with their modern weapons intrude upon the kingdom of Nanook (Inuit word for polar bear) for the first time; the polar bear senses a change to come. Titled lower left, marked Edition-100, and hand signed in graphite lower right. Professionally matted within a black frame measuring approximately 22.5" x 26.5" overall.