Title: 'Abstract in Blue, Black and Brown' - original signed lthograph, unframed

Description: David Smith, RE (1920-1998) was a painter and printmaker in the Expressionist tradition, mainly of landscapes and marine subjects, but some abstracts too. He studied at Lowestoft and Norwich Schools of Art, and later at the Slade School of Fine Art in London being awarded a Scholarship at the British School, Rome 1949. David Smith exhibited widely,including at the Royal Academy, London Group and Royal Society of Painter Etchers to which body he was elected a member in 1951. He also held more than sixty one-man shows of his work at home and abroad. Smith was senior lecturer in fine art at Chelsea School of Art 1965-79. He travelled to many regions of the world, painting and drawing as he went, including South Africa, Peru, United States, and Antarctica. He also found many subjects nearer to home in East Anglia. His work is held in several public collections, including at Portsmouth, Sheffield, Lincoln and Blackpool.

We have a good selection of prints by David Smith, including relatively scarce examples of his work from the 1960s. The present print is an original abstract lithograph of irregular shape, which is pencil signed and dated 1967 and numbered 1 from a small edition of 12. It measures about 18.2 x 23.8 inches, image size (max) and is in good condition save for some light creases and a few very short tears to the paper at the edges (about 5 mm only).

We are showing two further prints we have by David Smith (images 4 and 5). These are also unframed lithographs and are both pencil signed, dated, titled and editioned. 'Cauldron' (priced at £85) measures about 24.5 x 17.8 inches image size and is dated 1968 and editioned #11 of 12. It has very fresh colours and is in good condition save for light handling creases to the margins, and two very short tears to the paper at the edges (5 mm only). 'Caster Cleaner' (priced at £85) measures about 19 x 28.8 inches image size, and is dated 1968 and editioned #9 of 14. This print also has strong fresh colours and is in good condition save for minor creases to the margins and a couple of small losses to the lower edge of the print. Additional images and further details will be supplied gladly on request...

Price: £100 - Abstract in Blue, Black and Brown

Size: 18.2 x 23.8 inches, image size (max)

Shipping: Free to UK Mainland (the print will be sent rolled within a sturdy tube).

Ref #: 0711 Contact: 07738 730952 or mail@retrosixty.co.uk