Torr Antiques & Decorative Arts

Description

This is a large, bold and striking Artist's Proof linocut print in monochrome titled 'Still Life with Picasso' by Walter Hoyle, signed in pencil. Though undated we believe it was printed in the 70s. Walter Hoyle was a central figure in the Great Bardfield group of artists and a close associate of Edward Bawden. A coloured example is held in the ART UK Public Art Collection, at Fry Art Gallery in Essex.

Dimensions: 725 x 595 mm

Condition: Printed on heavy gauge cartridge paper this example is in good vintage condition. There is some foxing on the reverse but with the exception of the extreme margins of the paper no foxing is present on the front.

Postage & Packing: £8 within the UK. Please contact us for a quote if you would like it sent to an overseas destination.

Biography: Walter Hoyle (1922 - 2000)
Watercolourist, printmaker, designer and teacher, born in Rishton, Lancashire, married to the artist Denise Hoyle. He studied at Beckenham School of Art and at Royal College of Art, 1940–2 and 1947–8, under Edward Bawden. They became close friends and Hoyle later moved to Great Bardfield to live and work alongside Bawden. From 1948–9 he was artist attached to the Byzantine Institute in Istanbul. Work that he saw there influenced Hoyle, who also claimed to be “an English romantic with a love of France”. Hoyle taught at St Martin’s School of Art, 1951–60 Central School of Arts and Crafts, 1960–4 and Cambridge School of Art from 1964 until his retirement in 1985.
He held many exhibitions and his work is in collections such as the Tate Gallery.