Discover Sunrise by Toronto-born Ed Valiunas — a minimalist, mid-century style signed & numbered serigraph (68/150) featuring layered tonal landscapes that blend graphic simplicity with subtle depth. Ideal for collectors of modern screenprints and vintage Canadian art.
Sunrise captures a serene horizon where overlapping silhouettes of mountains and landforms unfold in warm earth tones beneath a rising sun. Executed as a serigraph (screenprint), the image demonstrates the medium’s strengths: flat fields of rich color, clean edges, and smooth gradations without brush texture. The palette is composed of muted browns, rusts, and greys layered in broad, abstracted shapes that evoke distance and atmosphere.
Compositionally spare yet visually resonant, the work reflects a modernist sensibility—relying on shape and color relationships rather than detailed representational mark-making. The pencil title “Sunrise” and the artist’s signature appear below the image, with edition notation 68/150, and an embossed publisher’s or printer’s seal is visible on the print surface, indicating professional print production. The overall effect is meditative, capturing an early morning stillness.
Ed Valiunas is a Canadian artist born in Toronto in 1953 into an artistic family environment, his parents both working as artists. He showed early visual aptitude and pursued creative interests through his youth. Valiunas studied film and photography at the Ontario College of Art and Humber College, but much of his artistic development has been self-directed.
In the late 1970s, Valiunas began producing serigraphs, exploring the graphic potential of screenprinting as a medium for structured and abstracted landscapes. His work reflects influences from photographic composition, modern design, and international travel—experiences that enriched his visual vocabulary. Valiunas has exhibited widely across Canada, the United States, and France, including gallery shows in Paris and Toronto, and his works are held in private collections around the world. His practice bridges fine art printmaking and a broader modern aesthetic shaped by mid-century graphic design and photographic clarity.
Ed Valiunas (Canadian, b.1953), Sunrise, c.1970s serigraph on paper, 18 × 23 in, pencil signed, titled, and numbered 68/150, embossed mark; minimalist layered landscape.
Artist: Ed Valiunas (Canadian, b.1953)
Title:Sunrise
Medium: Serigraph (screenprint) on paper
Dimensions: 18 × 23 inches
Markings: Pencil titled “Sunrise,” pencil signed, numbered 68/150, embossed printer/publisher seal
Authentication Basis: Signature, edition number, and embossed seal consistent with professional limited-edition serigraph practice; provenance from Mitch Morse Gallery.
Condition: Not physically examined; listing assumes good vintage condition with typical minor handling wear.
Mitch Morse Gallery (acquired in NYC, United States & Europe) → Artfind Gallery, Washington DC (current owner)
Discover Sunrise by Toronto-born Ed Valiunas — a minimalist, mid-century style signed & numbered serigraph (68/150) featuring layered tonal landscapes that blend graphic simplicity with subtle depth. Ideal for collectors of modern screenprints and vintage Canadian art.
Sunrise captures a serene horizon where overlapping silhouettes of mountains and landforms unfold in warm earth tones beneath a rising sun. Executed as a serigraph (screenprint), the image demonstrates the medium’s strengths: flat fields of rich color, clean edges, and smooth gradations without brush texture. The palette is composed of muted browns, rusts, and greys layered in broad, abstracted shapes that evoke distance and atmosphere.
Compositionally spare yet visually resonant, the work reflects a modernist sensibility—relying on shape and color relationships rather than detailed representational mark-making. The pencil title “Sunrise” and the artist’s signature appear below the image, with edition notation 68/150, and an embossed publisher’s or printer’s seal is visible on the print surface, indicating professional print production. The overall effect is meditative, capturing an early morning stillness.
Ed Valiunas is a Canadian artist born in Toronto in 1953 into an artistic family environment, his parents both working as artists. He showed early visual aptitude and pursued creative interests through his youth. Valiunas studied film and photography at the Ontario College of Art and Humber College, but much of his artistic development has been self-directed.
In the late 1970s, Valiunas began producing serigraphs, exploring the graphic potential of screenprinting as a medium for structured and abstracted landscapes. His work reflects influences from photographic composition, modern design, and international travel—experiences that enriched his visual vocabulary. Valiunas has exhibited widely across Canada, the United States, and France, including gallery shows in Paris and Toronto, and his works are held in private collections around the world. His practice bridges fine art printmaking and a broader modern aesthetic shaped by mid-century graphic design and photographic clarity.
Ed Valiunas (Canadian, b.1953), Sunrise, c.1970s serigraph on paper, 18 × 23 in, pencil signed, titled, and numbered 68/150, embossed mark; minimalist layered landscape.
Artist: Ed Valiunas (Canadian, b.1953)
Title:Sunrise
Medium: Serigraph (screenprint) on paper
Dimensions: 18 × 23 inches
Markings: Pencil titled “Sunrise,” pencil signed, numbered 68/150, embossed printer/publisher seal
Authentication Basis: Signature, edition number, and embossed seal consistent with professional limited-edition serigraph practice; provenance from Mitch Morse Gallery.
Condition: Not physically examined; listing assumes good vintage condition with typical minor handling wear.
Mitch Morse Gallery (acquired in NYC, United States & Europe) → Artfind Gallery, Washington DC (current owner)
