The Cathedral

Helena Markson (1934 - 2012)

Etching, sugar-lift aquatint and open bite

1964-1965

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Slovakia
    City: Bratislava
    Place: British Embassy
  • About the artist
    Artist and Printmaker Helena Markson was born in London in 1934. She studied at Salisbury School of Art and then at Central School of Art (1952-56). From 1963-1966 she co-directed the first open Fine Art Printmaking Workshop in London at Charlotte Street. She set up the etching studio at Byam Shaw School of Painting, London and also taught at Chelsea College of Art and St Martin's School of Art, London. She moved to Israel in 1970 where she co-founded the Art Department at the University of Haifa and later set up the Fine Art Print Studios. She taught both lithography and etching and became Professor Emeritus of Haifa University.
  • Explore
    Places
    England, Liverpool, Merseyside
    Subjects
    topography, townscape/cityscape, bird, street, terraced house, house, cathedral
    Materials & Techniques
    etching, aquatint
  • Details
    Artist
    Helena Markson (1934 - 2012)
    Title
    The Cathedral
    Portfolio Title
    Liverpool Suite
    Edition
    17/100
    Date
    1964-1965
    Medium
    Etching, sugar-lift aquatint and open bite
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Editions Alecto, December 1965
    Inscription
    below image: 17/100 / The Cathedral / Helena Markson
    GAC number
    7343