Work of the Week 38: Cat & Windmill by Sheila Robinson
linocut, undated Here is a model Great Bardfield lithograph by Robinson. A domestic interior is linked to a rural scene by the gaze of a cat. Sentimentality is held at bay by the economy of means and the stringent design. It reminds me of Matisse’s The Blue...
Work of the Week 37: House on Rocks by George Chapman
aquatint/etching, 1951 George Chapman was famous for documenting the industrial life of South Wales and House on Rocks is no exception. The mill wheel and chimney are placed next to a small house, with hills or even slag heaps in the distance. The technique is of...
Work of the Week 36: Turkey & Farm Machine III by Michael Rothenstein
linocut, 1959 (No. 31) Artist, illustrator and printmaker, Chloë Cheese, selected this work for the Random Spectacular exhibition in 2020: ‘This linocut is drawn with great freedom but vividly evokes the Essex farmyards of my childhood. When we lived in...