Peter Doig – Fisherman

Peter Doig's Fisherman is a signed limited edition etching from the celebrated Black Palms portfolio, published by Griffelkunst-Vereinigung, Hamburg in 2004. The fine art print presents a solitary figure partially absorbed into a dense, dark field animated by flashes of yellow, creating a charged tension between figuration and abstraction. Characteristic of Doig's prints and paintings, the image evokes memory and atmosphere rather than narrative clarity, allowing landscape and figure to merge into a psychologically resonant scene.

Printed on 250 g/qm Zerkall paper by Druckatelier Fritze Margull, Berlin, and published in 2004 as part of the Black Palms series, Fisherman is hand-signed and dated by the artist on the verso. The artwork reflects Doig's painterly approach to printmaking and his sustained exploration of isolation, perception, and dreamlike space.

Peter Doig (born in Edinburgh in 1959) is regarded as one of the most important contemporary painters of his generation. His paintings and limited edition prints are known for their ethereal atmosphere and enigmatic imagery, blending figurative motifs with abstract painting techniques. Characterized by dreamlike landscapes populated with solitary figures and architectural forms, Doig’s artworks immerse viewers in scenes of quiet intensity and emotional ambiguity. His work often evokes melancholy, stillness, and psychological depth without relying on overt narrative, allowing meaning to unfold gradually.

Doig’s artistic process draws on diverse source material, including found photographs, film stills, and personal memories, which he transforms into richly layered compositions. By filtering these references through a distinctive painterly language, Peter Doig blurs the boundaries between memory, imagination, and art history. In addition to his major canvases, Doig has produced signed limited edition prints that translate his atmospheric visual language into etchings, lithographs, and monotypes. These fine art prints retain the chromatic subtlety and spatial complexity that define his painting practice.

Shortlisted for the Turner Prize in 1994 and the subject of a major retrospective at Tate Britain in 2008, Peter Doig has established a lasting presence in international contemporary art. His paintings and prints are held in leading museum collections worldwide, and his graphic works continue to play an important role within his broader artistic output.