Aspiration, Portrait of Angel +Painter at Work. Anthony Dyson Signed LE Etching

Description: A limited edition signed aquatint etching by Contemporary British listed artist Anthony Dyson PhD, RE. A beautiful and complex depiction of a painter working on a painting of the Holy Mother and Child on the ceiling of a religious building. He is pictured balancing on the shoulders of an angel who is in turn standing on a ladder. His tray of equipment is in front of her and she is pointing to his sketch plan of the painting as he paints in a star. Perhaps the angel represents his inspiration or his aspiration. Small figures can be seen looking up from the chequered floor way below. Titled 'Aspiration', numbered 27 of an edition of 200 and hand signed in pencil by the artist in the lower right margin. Printed on white wove paper and in excellent original condition. Not dated but estimated to be around 2000. Well presented with a white card mount within a wooden frame. The mount is in excellent condition, the frame has small signs of wear but remains very presentable. Glazed and ready to hang. Measures 46 x 28.5cm including the frame, the plate only is 23.5 x 7.5cm. Postage £7 in the UK, £22 to mainland Europe and £44 to the USA. Anthony Dyson is an artist, printmaker and author. He trained at Blackburn School of Art and then qualified as a teacher at Leeds College of Art. He went on to a great success in Academia, heading the Art Department at several institutions including Birkbeck College and the University of London. During this time he gained a Doctorate in History of Art at the Courtauld Institute. In 1987 he left teaching and established his own press, The Black Star Press, in Teddington using this for his own etchings and for other prominent artists and publishers including the Tate Gallery. He has exhibited widely, including regularly at the Royal Academy, the West of England Academy, Bushy House, the London Original Print Fair, the Royal Society of Painter Etchers (RE) of which he is Vice President and numerous others. Dyson is a well known writer on printmaking, published regularly in related publications and his major work 'Pictures to Print' (1984) is held in the libraries of many Universities and Museums.Examples of his work are held in the collections of The British Museum, Birkbeck College, the Ashmolean, the Leonadardo Sciascia Print Foundation Italy and the Havard University Print Colletion USA.Further examples of Anthony Dyson's work can be found on the artist's eponymous website where this etching can be found in the section titled 'Dreams'. About me - I am a very experienced retailer and am qualified in Art History. I have been selling on eBay for many years and am now finding, researching and selling paintings and antique prints full time. There are hundreds of paintings and prints available in my ebay shop Jenny Tudor Pictures where my aim is to offer a selection of interesting, well researched works with prices starting at just a few pounds and to increase the appreciation of engravings! Also, happy to take on commissions if there are specific artists or types of work you would like found for you. I am very proud of my 100% positive feedback and will do all I can to ensure that you are pleased with your purchase. New items are added regularly so please do keep looking. Thank you.

Price: 74 GBP

Location: West Molesey

End Time: 2024-09-28T17:09:30.000Z

Shipping Cost: 58.02 GBP