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Robert Ball - 20th Century Wood Engraving I Saw Three Hills
Description
A meticulously detailed woodcut print depicting a hilly landscape by English artist Robert Ball (1918–2008). With fine detail and swirling lines, Ball imbues the scene with a sense of harmonious vitality. Titled and signed in graphite below the image. Smartly presented in an oak frame. On paper.Condition
Slight discolouration to the paper. Marks and scuffs to the frame. Overall, the artwork is in very good condition.
Size
6.5 x 11cm (2.6" x 4.3")Framed Size: 23.5 x 28.5cm (9.3" x 11.2")
Collection Information
Highly skilled in woodcutting, etching, and engraving, Robert Ball is recognised as one of the greatest British printmakers of his generation.See More Like This
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Artist Biography
Robert Ball was a painter and printmaker born in Birmingham, the son of a silversmith. He attended Moseley School of Art, before furthering his studies at Birmingham School of Art and the Royal College of Art. He won a British Institution Scholarship in Engraving in 1937. Ball taught painting, drawing, and anatomy at Birmingham School of Art, and became Principal of Stroud School of Art in 1953. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers, Royal West of England Academy, New English Art Club, and Royal Birmingham Society of Artists. He was elected an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and Royal Birmingham Society of Artists in 1943, and a full member of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists six years later. Examples of his work are in the collections of the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum, the Ashmolean Museum, and also Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery, amongst others. In 1999, Ball was given a retrospective exhibition at Cheltenham Museum and Art Gallery.
| SKU | sy539 |
|---|---|
| Frame Colour | light brown |
| Artist | Robert Ball |
| Date | 20th Century |
| Dimensions | 6.5 x 11.0cm |
| Medium | Wood Engraving |
| Style | Realism |
| Subject | Landscape |
| Item Returns | This item can be returned |
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