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Jun 19, 2008
Saracen Heads: Johnie
Saracen Heads: Johnie
1987
Peter Howson
(British, b. 1958)
Etching
Support: Arches heavy weight white wove paper
Sheet: 56.6 x 37.8 cm (22 5/16 x 14 7/8 in.); Platemark: 33.3 x 24.9 cm (13 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Gift of 15 members of The Print Club of Cleveland's 1997 United Kingdom trip 1997.235
© Artists Right Society (ARS), New York
Impression: artist's proof
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One of Scotland's most famous contemporary artists, Howson made these etched portraits of people he met at his local pub, the Saracen. They are all strong, realistic renditions of time-worn faces in gritty Glasgow.
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