William Greengrass - The King's Horses

Giclée Print on 310 gsm thick, 100% cotton rag. Hand-numbered and hand-embossed. Limited edition of 950....

Image size 25 x 25 cm
Overall Paper Size 43 x 43 cm
Framed size approx. 46 x 46 cm

From the original colour linocut 1931. There’s such conciseness of expression here, a graphic exactness which perfectly matches the regimented choreography of the King’s Horses. And the strength of colour – this is many people’s favourite William Greengrass.

William Greengrass was Assistant Keeper at the Victoria & Albert Museum. He produced rather whimsical wood engravings before becoming a colour linocut artist.

Greengrass studied at the Grosvenor School of Modern Art (1930) under Claude Flight (see Biographies), and in fact Flight featured his work in both of his publications – ‘Linocuts: a Hand-Book’ (1927) and ‘The Art and Craft of Lino Cutting’ (1934).

He exhibited in Flight’s Redfern Gallery exhibitions in the 1930’s and his linocuts typically focused on the speed and movement of the human figure.

Greengrass’ works are rarely available, but his linocuts are much sought after by collectors of Grosvenor School prints. His work is held in several public collections, including the British Museum, the Ashmolean, the Huntarian and the V&A.