Steve Hanks: Time With Dad Print | Hand Signed/Open Edition | Excellent

Steve Hanks: Time With Dad Print | Hand Signed on bottom right in Ink/Open Edition | Excellent, Small impression ~1/2" at bottom right outside normal framing visible area. Never Framed
 
Technical Details
Artist: Steve Hanks (American, 1949–2015)
Title: Time With Dad
Medium: Offset Lithograph
Edition: Open Edition (Hand-Signed by the artist in ink)
Publisher: Hadley House
Year Published: 1999
Image Size: 7-1/2"h x 15"w
Paper Size: 11-3/4"h x 19"w
Condition: Excellent (New Old Stock, un-matted and never framed. Note: Features a minor, small impression of approx. 1/2" on the bottom right margin, completely confined to the borders and outside the normal framing visible area/image window.)
 
Description of the Artwork
Time With Dad is a beautifully narrative, horizontal-format masterclass in realism by the acclaimed artist Steve Hanks. The piece intimately explores the quiet bonds of family, focusing on a shared, gentle moment between a father and child. Hanks’ mastery of light is on full display here; sunlight pours through window panes to illuminate the scene, filtering through fabrics and bouncing off interior surfaces with breathtaking warmth. His signature style, known as "emotional realism," treats every texture—from the wood grain of the floorboards to the soft drapery of the clothing—as a conduit for human connection. The composition feels suspended in time, invoking a universal sense of safety, nostalgia, and paternal love.
 
Artist Biography
Steve Hanks (1949–2015) is widely regarded as one of the finest watercolorists and American realists of the modern era. Raised in California, Hanks developed an acute sensitivity to the world around him, which he later formalized during his time at the California College of Arts and Crafts. He coined the term "emotional realism" to describe his approach—creating images that were technically flawless yet fundamentally driven by underlying psychology and human feeling.
Hanks was highly decorated over his career, earning the National Watercolor Society Merit Award and being consistently ranked among the top artists in the United States by leading art publications. His masterful ability to convey complex inner worlds through the play of light, shadow, and domestic intimacy has left an indelible mark on the fine art world.
 
Provenance and Authentication
We provide a 100% Lifetime Guarantee of Authenticity for this work. This print was acquired from a retired North Carolina frame shop in February/March 2026 is new and has never been framed.
 
Inquiry & Shipping
Shipping: Ships flat and well protected.
Inquiries: Please contact SecondMoonshot for high-resolution images of the art, edition numbering, and documentation.
Framing available upon request.