Angel with Gold Leaf
A stunning original limited edition canvas print of the Angel with Gold Leaf at Sunset. The Angel of the North canvas print is hand embellished with 22 carat Gold Leaf on the Angel’s wings. The highlight of the Angel is the gold leaf which is applied to its wings.
The inspiration for this new painting of the Angel at Sunset was taken from an original oil painting of the Angel of the North. Painting with gold leaf.
Buy Angel Prints
Buy a limited edition Canvas Print hand embellished with 22 carat Gold leaf on it’s wings from www.alanreed.com
To read more about the commissioned painting read HERE
Each canvas print has areas which have been hand painted with oil and gold leaf by the artist.
Another version of the Angel without the gold leaf applied
Angel’s 20th Birthday
In 2018 the Gateshead Angel celebrated it’s 20 birthday
Gateshead Council’s brief was simple. To create an ambitious artwork that would become a landmark of the region’s character.
Anthony Gormley and the Angel
Antony Gormley’s winning design is now one of the most viewed pieces of art in the world. The Angel is seen by more than one person every second. That’s 90,000 every day or 33 million every year. Sir Antony Mark David Gormley, OBE, is a British sculptor. His works include the Angel of the North, a public sculpture in Gateshead in the North of England
Famous Artwork
With its prime location, on a panoramic hilltop by the A1, the Angel of the North has become one of the most famous artworks in the region. The sculpture was installed in February 1998 and over the last twenty years has become one of the most recognisable pieces of public art ever produced, winning many accolades and awards.
The Angel of the North is an iconic landmark for the North East. Since its installation in 1998, it has taken public art to a new level. The Angel of the North has put Gateshead on the map making it an ideal school topic.