Eric Finlay; Cubism

'The Player'

Cubist etching

pencil signed

3rd and Final State

by

Eric Finlay

Eric Peter Torbett Finlay, born 1930-1996 (artist) trained at the Slade.  In 1958 he exhibited at the Paris Biennale representing the British Council. Finlay was a skilled draughtsman, Eric worked in Porthleven during the period of the Summer Painting School administered by Michael Canney, and the Porthleven Group's exhibition at the Porthleven Gallery, an old china-clay warehouse on the quayside (c1965-6). Eric taught lithography at Chelsea School of Art.

A fine original etching which is bright and unfaded in black ink, the image measuring approximately 19 cms. x 20 cms. (7½ x 8 ins.) printed within a strong platemark and impression on a medium wove paper sheet size 29 cms. x 34 cms. (11½ x 13½ ins.) with full margins, makers watermark and deckle edges.

Signed with Erics monogram in the image and initialled and titled in pencil by the artist with the notation; State III (Final)

Unmounted and unframed, blank on the reverse, the condition of the image and sheet is good with a hard printers crease in the right of the sheet and handling marks condusive with age

Cat 150401-1