Original etching, by the listed artist and printmaker Graham Clarke (b.1941), published circa 1985 in an edition of 250 prints.
Titled "Hawkmoth" (the name of the cottage), depicting the old man and his yellow Labrador dog in the garden of their timber framed cottage in the village in which they live, an oast house beyond. A fine example of Clark's narrative style etchings, full of detail and gentle humour.
Pencil signed in the lower right margin, titled and numbered 235/250 lower left margin and with the artist's blind stamp on the paper to the left.
Etching, printed by hand from a single etched plate, in coloured inks on the artist's personal watermarked, heavy wove paper. In the original gilt metal frame, the whole sheet float mounted.
Plate size 8.5cm x 13.5cm, frame size 25.5cm x 32.5cm.
Etching in excellent original condition, a strong impression with fine detail and good colour, the whole sheet very clean (see photos). Frame also in excellent condition (see photos).
Delivered ready to hang.
This is one of three etchings from this series I have listed, they are all numbered 235/250 and in matching frames.
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Graham Clarke b. 1941
Artist, author, illustrator and humourist, is one of
Britain's most popular and best-selling printmakers. He has created some five
hundred images inspired by his love of rural life, history, the sea and his
travels.
Born in 1941, Clarke's upbringing in the austerity of
war-time and post-war Britain, made him reliant on his own imaginative
resources. Responding to the comedy of everyday life, he brings his own unique
brand of humour to his interpretation of the past and present through the eyes
of the common man. His work is now held by many collections and museums
including the Victoria and Albert Museum, British Museum, Tate Gallery, New
York Public Library and the Hiroshima Peace Museum; but what pleases him most
is that it is enjoyed in homes all over the world.