For Birgit Signed etching, 10/ 25 copies only

Frank Connelley

Verlag: 'A Tribute to Birgit Skiold',, 1983

Beschreibung

Frank Connelley, etching and aquatint titled For Birgit , printed in subtle colour on hand made wove paper by Barcham hand-made paper. Signed, titled, and numbered 10/25 in lower margin by the artist in pencil. Fine copy. Image size 16.5 x 22cm (6.5 x 8.75 inches) Sheet size 30 x 30cm (11.75 x 11.75 inches) Frank Connelly British 1948 2021 Teacher, print maker and painter . Brought up in Stockton-on-Tees, he studied at Hartlepool and Sheffield, becoming a postgraduate scholar in the Royal College of Art illustration department in the 1970s. He then worked for the influential Birgit Skiöld, whose workshop in London attracted artists from the UK and overseas; Jim Dine, David Hockney and Eduardo Paolozzi were among many who visited to make etchings and lithographs. Frank worked closely with the artists and became Birgit s right-hand man. He went on to teach at City Lit and Morley College, where from 1999-2015 he ran the printmaking department Without the heavy persuasion of Frank Connelly, I would not have made a print since the early 1960s at Ipswich School of Art. Frank appeared, the persistent visitor from the Print Room above my Life Class at Morley College, a seductive etching plate in hand. I finally submitted and a close friendship and intimate work-collaboration evolved. Ever the true teacher, Frank had the ability to open people up, inspire and then, most importantly, let them fly. His unique combination of sensitivity and expertise was complemented by his habit of bursting into an Ivor Novello medley at the drop of a hat, at the most unexpected moments. Those sessions in the Print Room of filthy hands, sweat, success, failure, constant experiment and camp were some of the richest of my life. Thank you Frank, for 15 years of pain, pleasure and toil as all those etchings and monotypes, made by us both, rolled off the press. Frank s generous legacy of inspiration lives on. Maggi Hambling January 2021. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 60003345

Bibliografische Details

Titel: For Birgit Signed etching, 10/ 25 copies only

Verlag: 'A Tribute to Birgit Skiold',

Erscheinungsdatum: 1983

Einband: No Binding

Illustrator: Frank Connelley

Zustand: Fine

Signiert: Signed by Author(s)

Auflage: 1st Edition