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“Lights on the Iditarod Trail” LE (suite) by Charles Gause (Circa 1991 - $550
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LE(suite) c.1991 by Charles Gause
1992 Iditarod 20th Anniversary
“Lights on the Iditarod Trail”
LE(suite) c.1991
by acclaimed Alaskan Iditarod artist Charles Gause (American, b.1955)
1992 Iditarod 20th Anniversary prints
signed and numbered (#414/2000)
with a signature by Joe Redington, Sr. (American, 02/01/1917-06/24/1999)
Prints (1) measures 40” wide x 20” tall
and (2) measures 13.25” wide x 24” tall
wrapped in plastic in cardboard folio
This piece depicts two mushers and their dog sled teams as they prepare to rest for the night at a cabin in the Alaska wilderness, the cabin lit warmly from within, the sky illuminated with the dancing Northern Lights above the distant mountain range.
Signed lower right by the artist and signed lower center by Joe Redington, Sr., Alaska dog musher and kennel owner, best known as "Father of the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race" that is run annually from Anchorage to Nome.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joe_Redington
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/1925_serum_run_to_Nome
Charles Gause was commissioned as the Official Fundraising Artist for the Iditarod Trail Sled Dog Race for a 10-year campaign creating a unique commemorative wilderness print, each year, to honor the participating mushers and their dog teams. This print is part of that collection.
“Charles Gause discovered his passion for the arts during his youth in Yakima, Washington. Before his relocation to Alaska, Gause pursued formal education in design and art history at Yakima Valley College. In the spring of 1975, he traveled north to Fairbanks and found employment on the North Slope for the Trans-Alaska pipeline project. Seeking a lifestyle that allowed for time and inspiration in his creative work, he left the slope and eventually settled in Eagle River with his wife, Joyce, where he focused on capturing realistic Alaskan landscapes, wilderness themes, and the Iditarod trail.”
“Charles Gause is an American Artist known for his Alaskan scenes and wildlife. One of the most striking characteristics of the art of Charles Gause is the strong narrative element, the sense it creates of a story which expands beyond the frame. Viewers think about what brought the figures in a scene, whether animal or human, to that spot and they reflect on what will happen next. The artwork of Charles Gause has been collected worldwide and his original paintings are sought after for permanent collections.”