William Wilson RSA 1905-1972
Woodcutter, around 1937
Etching and engraving
18 x 22.8 cm
Courtesy of the artist's estate
The setting is Netteswell close to where Wilson and Holloway stayed in 1936. Unusually, the focus here is on the Breughelesque figure rather than the landscape. The print displays the...
The setting is Netteswell close to where Wilson and Holloway stayed in 1936. Unusually, the focus here is on the Breughelesque figure rather than the landscape. The print displays the range of textures achievable and the pencil line of the tree shows how Wilson was thinking of developing the print.