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Michael Hasted
THE MAIN ATTRACTION Hand Drawn Lithograph, Surrealist, Moon, Tree Onstage

1981

About the Item

THE MAIN ATTRACTION is an original hand drawn limited edition lithograph by the British artist, Michael Hasted printed using hand lithography on archival Somerset paper, 100% acid free. THE MAIN ATTRACTION is a surrealist scene depicting a a full dark black tree standing alone onstage half hidden behind a heavy dark Indian red stage curtain, a single fallen olive green leaf rests on the light tan wood planked floor below. The dark blue night sky with full moon and stars in the background adds to the mysterious and ominous setting. Print size - 23.5 x 18. 5 in., unframed, excellent condition, pencil signed by Michael Hasted Edition size - 250 Year published - 1981 Printer - JK Fine Art Editions Co. NY In addition to painting, Mr. Hasted has worked for may years as a writer and theater director, journalist and photographer. It was in the early 1970s when he took up illustration and painting and produced over 300 book jackets and magazine illustrations including for Playboy with whom he worked for 20 years. His artistic style is reminiscent of the renowned Surrealist painter Rene Magritte. In Hasted's world the scenery -- symbolic of nature and the stars occupies center stage, as if to remind us that the things truly worth looking at are the ones we take for granted. His paintings have been exhibited extensively in Europe, Japan and America and are in public collections in England, France, Greece and USA.
  • Creator:
    Michael Hasted (1945, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1981
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 23.5 in (59.69 cm)Width: 18.5 in (46.99 cm)
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  • Movement & Style:
  • Period:
  • Condition:
    Excellent condition, unframed, pencil signed P.P. (Printers Proof) aside from an edition of 250, printers chop embossed on lower corner.
  • Gallery Location:
    Union City, NJ
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU83236911032
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