Alistair Grant Crying Eye #2 1968 Signed Limited Edition Etching

Artist Name: Alistair Grant

Title: Crying Eye #2: Alistair Grant’s Evocative Limited Edition Etching.

Discover the captivating world of Alistair Grant, a revered and experimental British printmaker, through his poignant work titled “Crying Eye #2.” Created in 1968, this signed limited edition etching showcases Grant’s unique artistic style, influenced by figurative abstraction and surrealist elements.

Grant’s artistic journey was deeply intertwined with the Royal College, where he dedicated 35 years of his career, serving as the Head of the printmaking department from 1970 to 1990. As a distinguished Professor of Printmaking, he played a pivotal role in shaping the art world and nurturing emerging talents. In addition to his own artistic pursuits, Grant co-authored an important book on the renowned English artist Henry Moore, whose abstract figurative style resonates with his own.

“Crying Eye #2” exemplifies Grant’s mastery of visual expression and symbolic representation. The forms and shapes he employs become a visual vocabulary, serving as ciphers of existing forms. Against vibrant and strongly colored backgrounds, these shapes intertwine, inviting interpretation as landscapes. Grant’s approach to capturing a sense of place echoes the artistic spirit of the St. Ives artists, while maintaining a distinct and unique character that sets his work apart.

Year: 1968

Medium Type: Etching, with Aquatint   

Size-Width | Size-Height: 16” x 24” 

Signed | Edition Size: Signed in pencil and marked | 45/50

Unframed in Very Good Condition.

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Alistair Grant was a great and justly-revered experimental British printmaker. He worked in the printmaking department of the Royal College for 35 years (1955 -90), acting as Head of Department 1970 -90 and as Professor of Printmaking (Emeritus) 1984 -90. He retired to pursue his love of painting. He also co-authored an important book on the life and works of fellow English artist Henry Moore, whom his abstract figurative style resembles. Mr. Grant died suddenly in 1997.

These prints are from the late 1960s and show the strong influence of figurative abstraction and surrealist elements in Grant’s work. The shapes he uses become a visual vocabulary and are ciphers of existing forms – organized on strongly colored backgrounds which allows them to be read as landscapes. This approach to describing a sense of place finds echoes in the St. Ives artists though Grant’s work have their own unique character.

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Weight 2 lbs
Dimensions 24 × 5 × 4 in
Title

Alistair Grant Crying Eye #2 1968 Signed Limited Edition Etching

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Limited Edition

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45/50

Date of Creation

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1968

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Signed in pencil and marked

Item height

24

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16

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Alistair Grant Crying Eye #2 1968 Signed Limited Edition Etching

Artist Name: Alistair Grant

Title: Crying Eye #2: Alistair Grant's Evocative Limited Edition Etching.

Discover the captivating world of Alistair Grant, a revered and experimental British printmaker, through his poignant work titled "Crying Eye #2." Created in 1968, this signed limited edition etching showcases Grant's unique artistic style, influenced by figurative abstraction and surrealist elements.

Grant's artistic journey was deeply intertwined with the Royal College, where he dedicated 35 years of his career, serving as the Head of the printmaking department from 1970 to 1990. As a distinguished Professor of Printmaking, he played a pivotal role in shaping the art world and nurturing emerging talents. In addition to his own artistic pursuits, Grant co-authored an important book on the renowned English artist Henry Moore, whose abstract figurative style resonates with his own.

"Crying Eye #2" exemplifies Grant's mastery of visual expression and symbolic representation. The forms and shapes he employs become a visual vocabulary, serving as ciphers of existing forms. Against vibrant and strongly colored backgrounds, these shapes intertwine, inviting interpretation as landscapes. Grant's approach to capturing a sense of place echoes the artistic spirit of the St. Ives artists, while maintaining a distinct and unique character that sets his work apart.

Year: 1968

Medium Type: Etching, with Aquatint   

Size-Width | Size-Height: 16'' x 24'' 

Signed | Edition Size: Signed in pencil and marked | 45/50

Unframed in Very Good Condition.

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