NORMAN WADE "DURHAM '76" ED. 134/200

COLOR SILKSCREEN / SERIGRAPH ON PAPER, NUMBERED 134/200 AND TITLED "DURHAM '76" LOWER LEFT, SIGNED AND DATED (19)79 LOWER RIGHT IN PENCIL. NORMAN WADE WAS A BRITISH ARTIST WHOSE WORK BEAUTIFULLY CAPTURES THE SPIRIT OF MID-CENTURY PRINTS. ACTIVE DURING THE 1950S AND 60S, WADE CREATED STRIKING SCREEN PRINTS AND LITHOGRAPHS THAT REFLECTED THE OPTIMISM AND MODERN DESIGN ETHOS OF POST-WAR BRITAIN. HIS WORK FOCUSES ON THE SCENES OF NORTHERN ENGLAND WITH JUST A HINT OF JOHN PIPER ABOUT HIS CHURCH ARCHITECTURE SCREENPRINTS. COLOURS ARE OFTEN MUTED TONES WITH GREYS, BLUES AND SEPIA BEING AT THE FOREFRONT OF HIS CHOICES, REFLECTIVE OF THE DESIGN PALLET OF HIS TIME. PLEASE NOTE THE GLASS PANEL IS CRACKED. MEASURES APPROX. 9.5 X 12.5" 13 X 15" IN FRAME