Christine Rosamond 1947-1994
This page is a tribute, not a recipe. Christine Rosamond was a self-taught painter who became the most published artist in the world by the early 1980s — outselling household names you’d recognize instantly. Her work captured something quietly powerful about femininity, rendered in lithograph and oil with a warmth that collectors chased for decades. She died on March 26, 1994, lost to the Pacific near Carmel, California. The wine world lost Jack Keller’s attention for a moment that day, and that’s saying something.
The beginner trap: This page contains no wine recipe — don’t go looking for fermentation steps that aren’t here.
Ingredients
No recipe ingredients exist for this page. This is a memorial and collector’s tribute to the artist Christine Rosamond (1947–1994).
Method
- Visit Rosamond Publishing and Galleries to view her work and request a catalog.
- If you can find a signed artist proof — Dawn, Tristess, Simone, or any of the works listed below — consider it a serious find worth owning.
Works noted in this tribute:
- Angela
- Blue Ice
- Cape
- Circa 1980
- Contemplation
- The Crossing
- Dawn
- Denim and Silk
- Galletea
- Katherine
- Lena & Her Sisters
- Maggie
- Megan
- Melinda
- Sarah
- Simone
- Summer Mood
- Tristess
- Victoria
Why this works
Art collecting and winemaking share the same core impulse — you find something made by human hands that moves you, and you want to hold onto it. Rosamond’s lithographs work on that same instinct. A hand-signed artist proof is a one-way door: once they’re gone, they’re gone. The science here isn’t fermentation; it’s scarcity. Limited editions don’t regenerate like a new vintage. If you see her work and feel something, act on it. That’s the only method that matters.
Notes
Rosamond & Company in Carmel, California remains the primary home of her catalog. Hand-signed pieces are rare; unsigned prints are far more common but still worth displaying. If you’re researching her work, go directly to the gallery — secondhand sources vary widely in accuracy.
