Original limited edition etching with aquatint, Julian Trevelyan, 4/75

Original 1960s limited edition etching and aquatint 4/75 titled "Trafalgar Square" by prominent British artist Julian Trevelyan, reflecting the artist’s signature modernist style, characterised by simplified architectural forms and vibrant use of colour. Framed with solid wood and custom mount behind glass.

62cm x 52cm frame

48cm x 38cm artwork

Julian Trevelyan (1910-1988) was a British artist who was a founding member of the British Surrealist group in the 1930s. He often infused his work with a sense of humour and fantasy. Throughout his career, Trevelyan experimented with styles that varied from Surrealism to realism to abstraction. He continued to be a prolific printmaker, often creating lyrical, whimsical etchings. Trevelyan taught art history and etching at the Chelsea School of Art (1950–55) and printmaking at the Royal College of Art (1955–63). He wrote several books, including an autobiography, Indigo Days (1957). Among his students were David Hockney, Ron Kitaj, and Norman Ackroyd. In 1986, Trevelyan was awarded a senior fellowship at the Royal College of Art and the next year he was appointed a Royal Academician. His work can be found in many important collections, such as the Tate, the British Academy, the Royal Academy of Arts, and the National Portrait Gallery.