Colin Self

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. . . the best draughtsman in England

since William Blake.Richard Hamilton

Born in 1941 Colin Self was educated at Wymondham College in Norfolk andthen studied art at Norwich Art School and the Slade School of Fine Art (1961-63).At the Slade he met and was encouraged by Peter Blake and David Hockney andbecame influenced by Pop Art. During the Cold War period of the1960s he wasinterested in the self-destructive impulses in human nature as demonstrated bythe vast proliferation of nuclear weapons and this was reflected in the prints thathe made at the time.

Self is an important printmaker and in some respects he redefined the process ofetching by inking separate metal plates placed side by side, often printing fromfound objects or producing unique variants rather than uniform editions of prints.The etchings offered here were immaculately printed for Self by the renownedMaurice Payne. Payne has printed for David Hockney for over forty years.

The Tate holds many of Self’s works in diverse media and, as the art historianDavid Buckman has indicated, reflects how, since the artist’s return to Norfolk inthe 1970s, his interests have been … concerned with landscape, his children,

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Cat with Red Clawsand a Birddrypoint on copper plate

on Magnani Pescia Satinato

paper

2009, ed 24, signed

17.5 x 21.5 cm

£495

the art of the past, politics, money and the unemployed, which the artist termed

‘works of fusion’. The late Richard Hamilton called Self the best draughtsman in

England since William Blake and, perhaps again indicating the influence ofNorfolk, Hamilton added that when Self went through a period painting landscapewatercolours, it was … as though Cotman had come to life again.

In 1969, after being represented by London’s Robert Fraser Gallery and then byLondon’s Marlborough Fine Arts Ltd., he decided to separate from dealersaltogether and has represented himself since.

Over many years Self has exhibited internationally in group shows includingGalleria Milano, Milan (1965), Camden Arts Centre (1967), Tokyo International PrintBiennale (1969), Museum of Modern Art, New York (1972-73), China and HongKong tour (1982), Comic Iconoclasm, ICA (1987) and Continuing the Tradition,Chappel Galleries (1993). Important solo exhibitions have included the PiccadillyGallery (1964-65), Alecto Gallery (1968), Fermoy Centre (1979), ICA (1986), TateGallery (1995-96), Pallant House Gallery (2008) and also in France and Germany.

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Crab, Plaice andPrawnsdrypoint on copper plate on

Magnani Pescia Satinato

paper

2009, ed 35, signed

8.5 x 12.5 cm

£245

3.

The Beekeeper(Memories fromChildhood)drypoint on oxidised copper

plate on Arches Platine

paper

2008, ed 50, signed

23 x 15.5 cm

£495

4.

Woman WearingSunglassesdrypoint on copper plate on

BKF Rives paper

2008, ed 30, signed

12 X 8.5 cm

£165

5.

Walking by the RiverWensumdrypoint on copper plate

on BFK Rives paper

2009, ed 50, signed

8.5 x 12.5 cm

£175


6.

Coptic Monk(with Pyramid andCamel)drypoint on two copper

plates on Somerset Satin

Paper

2009, ed 30, signed

29.5 x 29 cm

£650

7.

Raindrop hitting Water(A Small Slash)drypoint on tin lid on BFK

Rives paper

2008, ed 50, signed

7 x 6.5 cm

£145

8.

Raindrop hitting Water(A Smaller Slash)drypoint on tin lid on BFK

Rives paper

2008, ed 50, signed

7 x 6.5 cm

£145

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9.

Baked Beansdrypoint and relief on tin

on BFK Rives paper

2009, ed 50, signed

21 x 29 cm

£395

10.

Man in a RainstormNo 3drypoint on aluminium on

BFK Rives paper

2009, ed 25, signed

26.5 x 23.5 cm

£450

11.

Sweetheart Letter -N.O.R.W.I.C.Hdrypoint on copper plate

in red, blue and black on

BFK Rives paper

2009, ed 45, signed

13.5 x 15 cm

£295

Postal Acronyms:

kNickers Off Ready When

I Come Home

12.

Young Woman in a Bardrypoint on copper plate

on Arches Cover White

paper

2008, ed 30, signed

12 x 8.5 cm

£195


13.

Dead Bird for CraigieNo 2drypoint on copper plate on

Somerset Satin paper

2009, ed 30, signed

15 x 16.5 cm

£295

14.

Dead Bird for CraigieNo 3drypoint on copper plate

on Somerset Satin paper

2009, ed 30, signed

8.5 x 12.5 cm

£195

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15.

Kitsch ausDeutschlanddrypoint on found metal

copper plate on BFK Rives

paper

2010, ed 40, signed

28 x 14.5 cm

£475

16.

Nude Woman ona Bed (One LineBlindfold Drawing)drypoint on copper plate

on BFK Rives paper

2010, ed 40, signed

20 x 20 cm

£345

17.

The Green Man(The Celts)drypoint on etched brass

tray on Somerset Textured

paper

2008, ed 45, signed

25.5 x 24.5 cm

£575

18.

Flowers in a Vasedrypoint on found acrylic tile

on Somerset Satin paper

2008, ed 30, signed

25 x 10.5 cm

£375


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Blind ManDrypoint on copper plate on

Somerset Satin paper

2009, ed 55, signed

16 x 13.5 cm

£295

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A Beetle and an Acorncarspray, aquatint and

drypoint on copper plate

on BFK Rives paper

2009, ed 45, signed

5 x 15.5 cm

£195

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