This is a lovely etching and soft-ground aquatint by Julian Trevelyan (1910 - 1988),
It is entitled Schooner, and dated 1981. It is a fine and typical image by the artist. It shows a boat in full sail on an aqua green sea. There is a large round sun in the sky and a lone seabird circles above the vessel. The background is a mottled green colour. It is rather a lonesome image, apart from the little white bird gliding in the sky - there are no other signs of life - perhaps it is a ghost ship - it reminds me of the famous sailing ship, The Flying Dutchman.
It is a good quality impression and printed in vibrant colours on heavy Somerset paper.
The "Schooner" print has been signed, titled and with edition size in pencil inscribed along the bottom margin, as photographed.
It is No. 131 from a limited edition of only 150 impressions produced.
It is in just lovely condition with no issues or conservation problems.
Sorry but this print would have to be UK posting only.
Image: 47 x 34.5 cm. The frame measures 73 x 59.5 cm.
This lovely aquatint has been recently framed with a good quality wooden frame (black with a grey-silver inner border). It has a new clean window mount. It is all ready for you to just hang on your wall.
The frame is large- and is a substantial one. The price to post to you in the UK with Parcelforce24 would be about £24.95. This would be applied to your order at the checkout.
SHORT BIOGRAPHY:
Julian Trevelyan was born in Surrey in 1910. He read English at Cambridge University.
In the 1930s he received critical acclaim for his quirky Surrealist prints. These works were more experimental and dream-like. He worked alongside some of the most influential Surrealist artists of the day - Ernst, Kokoschka, Miro, Masson and Picasso. He also studied with S.W. Hayter at the prestigious Atelier 17 in Paris. He showed with the English Surrealist Group in 1936. Subsequently, he focused on more representative rural and Industrial landscape subjects.
In 1935, he set up his etching studio at Durham Wharf in Hammersmith, where he remained until he died in 1988. From 1955 - 1963, Trevelyan worked at the Royal College of Art and became Head of the Etching Department. He was an influential teacher, with students including David Hockney, Ron Kitaj and Norman Arkroyd.