8th Dec, 2021 11:00
Modern Art + Design
146a
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William Crozier (1930-2011)
Skeleton Man, 1970
artist's proof, signed and dated in pencil (in the margin)
etching
20 x 20cm.
Crozier started to introduce figures into his landscapes, half skeleton and half man-like creatures, that were to pervade his art for the next fifteen years. He saw this in part as a reaction against the art of his generation that he felt had become 'limited in its aspirations'. Crozier said he wanted to 'convey a sense of austerity and isolation, of emotional unease and perhaps a suggestion of tragedy'. The current lot is a rare etching from the period.
Sold for £180
Estimated at £100 - £200
William Crozier (1930-2011)
Skeleton Man, 1970
artist's proof, signed and dated in pencil (in the margin)
etching
20 x 20cm.
Crozier started to introduce figures into his landscapes, half skeleton and half man-like creatures, that were to pervade his art for the next fifteen years. He saw this in part as a reaction against the art of his generation that he felt had become 'limited in its aspirations'. Crozier said he wanted to 'convey a sense of austerity and isolation, of emotional unease and perhaps a suggestion of tragedy'. The current lot is a rare etching from the period.
Auction: Modern Art + Design, 8th Dec, 2021
