Minnesota Sumac by Gordon Louis Mortensen

Minnesota Sumac by Gordon Louis Mortensen

Minnesota Sumac

Gordon Louis Mortensen

Title

Minnesota Sumac

 
Artist

Gordon Louis Mortensen

  1938 - PRESENT (biography)
Year
1997  
Technique
color reduction woodcut, printed in 32 colors with 28 press runs 
Image Size
8 x 10" image 
Signature
pencil, lower right 
Edition Size
20 of 120  
Annotations
pencil titled, dated and editioned 
Reference
 
Paper
ivory Rives heavyweight wove 
State
published 
Publisher
artist 
Inventory ID
GOMO257 
Price
SOLD
Description

Gordon Mortensen printed this 1997 reduction color woodcut landscape using 32 colors and 28 separate press runs. The image is of Minnesota fields in winter, covered with a light snow. In the distance the red sumac gives a touch of brilliance to the landscape.

Staghorn sumac is a large treelike shrub native to the eastern edge of Minnesota, Wisconsin and much of southeastern Canada. Tall with an umbrella habit as it matures, stagorn or cutleaf sumac is a great choice for larger, wilder landscapes. Birds love it and the fruits can be used for everything from dyes to lemonade.