Backcourt, Children and Washing

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Buy "Backcourt, Children and Washing" by Joan Eardley. Open Edition giclée print. Available in 2 sizes. Print on demand.

Artist:

Joan Eardley

Subject:

Figurative

Edition:

Open Editon Giclée

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Large print JEY033

Image size - 300 x 376 mm

Print Size - 400 x 500 mm

Small print JEY034

Image size - 215 x 270 mm

Print Size - 300 x 380 mm

About the artist

Joan Eardley 1921-1963

There are few British artists whose name carries such weight and inspiration as Joan Eardley. A visionary, she changed the way we view, and paint, our landscape and people.

Born on 18^th May 1921 at Bailing Farm, Warnham, Joan’s artistic ability was evident from an early age. Encouraged by her school art teacher, Miss Waddland, Joan went on to initially study art at Blackheath School of Art, then Goldsmith’s College, before moving to Glasgow in 1939 and studying at Glasgow School of Art from 1940 to 1948.

In 1948, after winning two scholarships totalling £200, she used the money to travel to Italy and Paris in 1948-49, spending 8 months painting and studying art, particularly the frescoes of the Italian Renaissance.

On her return, she set up her first studio on 21 Cochrane Street in Glasgow’s Townhead area, near the City Chambers. In 1953, she moved out of Cochrane Street, finding her next studio at 204 St James’ Road, also in Townhead. She would draw and paint the city and its people, and some of her most celebrated work came in the form of her portraits of the local, impoverished children that lived near her studio, capturing their characters, innocence, and curiosities.

While residing in Glasgow, in 1951 her friend, Annette Soper, an art teacher, took her to Catterline for the first time, a fishing village south of Stonehaven in Aberdeenshire. Thanks to Annette, Joan’s association with Catterline had begun, and she would split her time between her studios in Glasgow and Catterline.

In February 1963, she was elected an Academician of the Royal Scottish Academy, a peer-led honour awarded to artists of note and in recognition of their work.

Since her passing, interest in her work has grown exponentially, her work is recognised on the international stage, and she has become an inspiration to many artists. Her work can be found in dozens of National and private collections in the UK and beyond.

More detailed information on Joan’s life can be found at joaneardley.com