Glynn Thomas (b.1946) - Contemporary Etching Grantchester

Description

Glynn Thomas employs an unusual, stylised perspective in this charming contemporary etching and aquatint print. A church and quaint houses occupy the foreground, while fields recede into the distance. Signed and titled below the plate line. Numbered 48/100. On paper.

Condition

Overall in good condition. Light foxing, notably to the lower right.

Size

29 x 20.5cm (11.4" x 8.1")
Sheet: 40 x 30cm (15.7" x 11.8")

Artist Biography

Glynn Thomas is a Cambridge-born printmaker who studied under Walter Hoyle at the Cambridge School of Art, where he specialised in printmaking and illustration. He became Head of Printmaking in 1968 at Ipswich School of Art, a position he held until 1979. Elected RE in 1983, he held a solo exhibition at the Barbican Gallery, London in 1997. Other solo show venues include the Dominion Centre, Toronto, the Royal Exchange Theatre, Manchester, and the Lyric Hammersmith. His works are held by the Ashmolean, the Museum of London, and the Ipswich Art Gallery collection.

Location

Grantchester, Cambridge, Cambridgeshire, England, United Kingdom, CB3