1972
Edition Size: 1000
Sheet Size: 73 x 48 cm
Signed
Condition: Excellent
Created for the International Art Biennale of Menton in 1972, this composition reflects Sutherland’s late return to printmaking, when lithography became central to his practice.
Working on the Riviera, he developed a language of bold, organic forms and heightened colour. In this version, a deep, saturated red anchors the image, intensifying the sense of structure and tension within the composition.
£795.00
British artist Graham Sutherland who worked with both glass and fabric to create prints and portraits. His core inspirations included religion (he designed the giant central tapestry for in the rebuild of Coventry Cathedral) and the works of Paul Nash, Samuel Palmer and Pablo Picasso. Working initially in watercolour and later oils, Sutherland spent the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s painting romantic, sometimes surreal British landscapes – one of his favourite places to paint was the Pembrokeshire coast, calling it the place he “began to learn painting”.
