#91 • Fred Machetanz "Search on the Pressure Ice" Print

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

High bid $425.00

Status: Sold

Category: Art: Alaskan Multiples

A signed and numbered 433/950 print entitled "Search on the Pressure Ice" by Alaska artist Fred Machetanz (1908-2002). The work depicts the spring season when bowhead whales start their annual migration to the Arctic, and the low-level golden sun turns the waters and ice to varying shades of deep purple and mauve. During the long hours of daylight, hunters leave their camp in their umiaks to search for whales. At the bow of the umiak, the harpooner is ready to thrust or hurl his weapon, the sealskin poke ready to act as a floating marker should the whale sink or dive. Signed and numbered in graphite by the artist, lower margin, the piece is matted and framed with COA en verso. Measures approximately 31" x 35.5" overall.