"HopeSpringsfromtheDivide"is an original mixed-media painting with collage on panel, with an integral artist's frame, by Philip Gladstone
Made with acrylic, iridescent acrylics, mixed-media and collage on Stonehenge paper mounted to a cradled wood panel; the panel was edged with carefully considered painted brass tacks and varnished
The panel is surface (float) mounted on a custom-made, 22k gold leaf hand-carved frame that was designed by and further embellished with paint and patination by the artist to be integral to this work
Plaque in antiqued 22k gold featuring the title of the work and the artist's name, handmade to Gladstone's specifications in the UK
Measures 23 by 23 by 2-1/2 inches
Date completed: September 2021
Signed by the artist with his monogram (PG) and dated "2021", lower left; signed again with his full name and inscribed with the title on the reverse