^Lot 23 Keith Thomson (Canadian, b. 1934), First Snowfall, 1989, Artist-Signed Colour Print, 62/450

Artist-signed limited-edition colour print on paper, numbered 62/450, titled First Snowfall, dated 1989. The composition presents a wide prairie and foothill landscape at the onset of winter, with pale snow settling among shrubs and low brush in tones of mauve, rose, violet, grey, and muted green, punctuated by dark spruce and leafless poplars beneath a cool overcast sky. The panoramic format and restrained palette suit the subject especially well, giving the scene a quiet seasonal atmosphere typical of Thomson’s Western Canadian landscape imagery. Presented under glass in a silver-tone frame. Approximate image size 28 x 20 in.; framed size 32 x 24 in.

Artist Note:
Keith Thomson is a Canadian artist born in 1934 in Saskatchewan. He studied at what is now the Alberta University of the Arts / Alberta College of Art, taught there for 25 years, including as Head Program Coordinator of the Visual Communications program, and later painted full-time. He is especially known for prairie, foothill, and seasonal Western Canadian landscapes.