By: David Smith-Harrison

Medium: Intaglio, printed to edge of sheet with deckled edges
Year: 1997
Edition of 135
Image Size: 16 inches X 12 inches

La Puerta III is a mixed-media intaglio print by David Smith-Harrison, depicting a palm tree rising above a finely rendered Spanish architectural gate set within a softly suggested landscape. The composition combines precise linear intaglio work with a warm watercolor wash and subtle pencil embellishments, lending the image both structure and atmosphere. The palm—isolated and monumental—serves as a vertical counterpoint to the classical symmetry of the stone gateway below, while faint mountainous forms recede into the background. Smith-Harrison’s integration of architectural detail and natural imagery reflects his interest in historical European settings interpreted through a contemporary printmaking sensibility.