About the artwork

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Framed size: 42cm x 62cm

Detailed Condition: Excellent condition

Signature: Artist’s proof, Valerie Thornton

Framing: Museum-grade walnut frame, 99% UV-resistant glass to help protect the colours and the paper

Mounting: Conservation-mounted using acid-free Japanese wheat-starch paste and Japanese paper

Delivery: Collect from the shop or contact Cal to arrange specialist art handlers.

About the artist

Valerie Thornton (1931 – 1991) was a British etcher and printmaker. After studying at the Regent Street Polytechnic School of Art in the 1950s, she studied printmaking in Paris with the renowned teacher Stanley William Hayter at Atelier 17. Thornton then moved to New York where she spent two years at the Pratt Institute.

Her work is featured in many public collections, including the V&A, the British Museum, Tate and the New York Met.