Vincent Petersen Snowy Night Landscape, Signed Lithograph

This lithograph by Vincent Petersen, OFM Conv., captures a luminous winter mountain scene beneath a starry night sky. Snow-covered pines rise along a rugged slope, rendered in vibrant tones of violet, indigo, and soft pinks that glow with moonlit radiance. Petersen’s bold impressionist style brings both serenity and vitality to the scene. The print is signed lower right within the image and additionally inscribed on the margin: “Fr. Vincent Petersen OFM Conv.” It is presented in a beveled black frame with white mat, ready to display.

Condition:
Very good overall. Colors remain vivid and the paper is well preserved. The frame shows only light wear from handling and remains solid and attractive.

Size:
Overall: 39.5 x 27.5 inches
Visible: 35.5 x 23.5 inches

Artist Biography:
Vincent Petersen, OFM Conv., is a Conventual Franciscan friar and painter celebrated for his luminous acrylic Earthscapes. Raised in rural Minnesota, he studied Studio Art at Saint Louis University and earned his Master of Divinity at the Washington Theological Union before ordination in 1985. His vocation and artistry are deeply entwined, presenting nature as both subject and spiritual revelation. From 1997 to 2015, Petersen lived in the American Southwest, where the desert and mountain landscapes became central to his visual language. His first solo show was held at Hal Marcus Gallery in El Paso in 2006, and his works remain represented there.

Today Petersen is Resident Friar Artist at the Mount Saint Francis Center for Spirituality in Indiana, where he paints, teaches, and leads retreats. His art is informed by the Franciscan tradition and Pope Francis’s Laudato Si’, highlighting the sacredness and fragility of the natural world. Collectors prize his works for their bold color, spiritual resonance, and unique blending of ecology, faith, and contemporary landscape painting.