Howard Finster Signed Limited Edition Offset Lithograph "Healthy Environments"

Item Details

Howard Finster
Healthy Environments
Signed
178/750

A signed limited edition offset lithograph print after an original painting titled Healthy Environments by well-listed American Folk artist Howard Finster (Georgia/Alabama, 1916 – 2001). This print depicts multiple figures amongst the foliage around a village of fanciful architecture, rendered in a stylized manner and a vibrant color palette. This piece is signed and numbered 178 out of an edition of 750 in graphite along the lower margin. It is presented behind a light brown mat with a beige liner, under glass, in a blond composite frame and is ready to hang with a wire. A certificate of authenticity from World Federation of United Nations Associations is included.

Howard Finster was a minister for over forty years in Alabama, the place where he was born. After retirement he moved to Summerville, Georgia, where he turned his swampland into Paradise Garden in reflection of his religious beliefs and a vision that sent him on a mission to create sacred art. Finster used oil, watercolor, lacquer and other paints on found objects and salvaged pieces of glass and cardboard to make religious folk art creations. His works have been featured on album covers for popular rock bands such as the Talking Heads which was featured as the 1985 album of the year in Rolling Stones Magazine, as well as on REM’s Reckoning album cover. Perhaps his most well known work is the eight foot tall Coca-Cola bottle commissioned for the 1996 Olympic Games global art project. Finster promised God he would create 5,000 paintings in his lifetime and in the end created 46,991 numbered pieces.

Dimensions

- measures frame. Image measures 7.75" W x 7.75" H.

Item #

18CIN246-286