| Method | Drypoint |
| Artist | Graham Clilverd |
| Published | c. 1934 |
| Dimensions | Image and plate 225 x 400 mm, Sheet 380 x 493 mm |
| Notes |
Signed in pencil. A highly detailed view of the spires of Oxford from an unusual vantage point within the city, likely from the top of St. Peter's College with the roofs of the Oxford Union buildings below. It's original frame has a key plate label on verso outlining the buildings and spires depicted and notes this print is from an edition limited to 60 impressions. A separate framing label states that this print was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1934. Clilverd, Graham (1883 - 1959) British architectural painter, engraver and etcher, Graham Clilverd studied in London at the Central Arts School. He first exhibited his art around 1906 and by 1910 his paintings were annually shown at such major institutions as the Royal Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy and at the Paris Salon. During the First World War, Clilverd served as a camouflage artist (1916-1918). Graham Clilverd's first published drypoint engravings and etchings date from 1929. During the following eight years he created forty-nine prints dealing with architectural subjects in Britain, Italy, France and Belgium. All were published in London by Jas. Connell & Sons in editions ranging from sixty to one hundred and fifty impressions. Clilverd's great architectural art earned him election as a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts. Condition: Very light time toning from previous mount 5 mm outside plate mark top and sides and 10 mm bottom. |
| Framing | unmounted |
| Price | £950.00 |
| Stock ID | 52664 |