ACCLAIMED York artist, illustrator and print-maker Mark Hearld has presented his limited-edition print of Minster And Magpies to York Art Gallery.

Mark, whose artwork featured in the set for the 2010 film Nanny McPhee And The Big Bang, was commissioned by the Friends of York Art Gallery to produce a print that related to York.

“Combining the graphic punch of the magpie with the quiet reverence of the Minster seemed a deeply York thing to do,” says Mark, whose work was inspired by a walk along the city walls in late May.

The first edition takes its place in the gallery’s permanent collection, while 74 other prints will be on sale there to raise money for the Friends.

Laura Turner, curator of art, says: “This is a fantastic piece of work by Mark and we’re delighted that it will now become part of our collection thanks to the generosity of the Friends.

“It’s only the second piece by Mark to enter into our collections – the other is Reflections: Ellerton Meadow from 2006 – and it’s a great addition as it comes at a time when he is becoming more and more well known.”

The prints have been produced by the Curwen Press in Norfolk, which regularly works with Mark. In total, only 150 prints will be produced; the 74 at the gallery going on sale at £225 or £195 for a Friend.

Mark was born in York in 1974, studied illustration at Glasgow College of Art and then completed an MA in Natural History Illustration at the Royal College of Art.

Taking his inspiration from the flora and fauna of the British countryside, he works across a number of mediums, producing limited-edition lithographic and linocut prints, unique paintings, collages and hand-painted ceramics. His work is influenced by mid-20th century neo-romanticism and 1930s’ modernism and by artists such as Eric Ravilious, John Piper and Edward Bawden. As well as working on the set for Nanny McPhee And the Big Bang, Mark has been busy illustrating books and creating his first solo exhibitions, notably at the Scottish Gallery in Edinburgh last December.

He has also created a design project for Tate Britain, from where assorted Hearld items can be bought online, ranging from a cushion cover, bowl, mug and bag greetings cards, Pigeon Post and notebooks, as well as his limited-edition print of British Art At Tate Britain.