By Peter Blake
Located in New York, NY
Peter Blake
Offset lithograph card
Hand signed and inscribed to renowned autograph collector Tom Grafton
This image is a reproduction of the 1977 oil painting Flora (Fairy Child) by British pop artist Peter Blake
The portrait is based on a photograph from a fashion magazine and is part of a series of "fairy girl" portraits created by the artist.
The original artwork is an oil on board painting and often features on the covers of Virago Modern Classics editions.
This work has been elegantly floated in a museum quality white wood frame under UV plexiglass.
Measurements:
Framed:
13 inches (vertical) by 11.25 inches (horizontal) by 1.5 inches
Signed and inscribed art card:
6 inches (vertical) by 4 inches (horizontal)
Provenance: Estate of Tom Grafton, one of the foremost autograph collectors in the 1970s-1990s.
Peter Blake Biography:
Born in Dartford, Kent in 1932, Peter Blake was a leading figure of the British Pop scene in the 1960s. Living and working in London today, Blake continues pushing the boundaries of what—and whom—this predominantly New York-based movement could include.
After completing his national service with the Royal Air Force in 1953, Blake enrolled at the Royal College of Art. There, he studied alongside other leading figures based in London, such as David Hockney, R.B. Kitaj, and Joe Tilson. After graduating, the artist began mining mass media and advertising imagery to create homages to the specific genre of popular culture present in Britain. For example, a long-time aficionado of wrestling, Blake not only painted portraits of his favorite athletes, but also collected posters, dolls, photographs, and various dioramas of fighters engaged in combat. He is perhaps most well known for creating the iconic cover of The Beatles’ 1967...
Category
1970s Pop Art Figurative Prints
