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198012426London 1980. Lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition apart from a mild surface abrasion in the lower right corner of the sheet. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198112422London 1981. Lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition apart from a few small light brown spots in the far left margin. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198012412London 1980. Lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Excellent condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198112428London 1981. Lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198112427London 1981. Lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198112418London 1981. Silkscreen. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198012415London 1980. Lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Excellent condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198112430London 1981. Lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition apart from a few small bits of excess ink in the margins. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198112433London 1981. Mixed media. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition. A lively early work by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. Ferry currently teaches printmaking at the Winchester School of Art and is also a curriculum advisor for a national print study center in Cambridge. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner to fund the creation of new works for a future exhibition in New York. unknown books
198112424London 1981. Lithograph. Number 3 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
1850008906Paris: L. Maison. Fair. 1850. First Edition 2nd Issue. Printed Wrapper. Early gold-era history of California. Printed wrappers are soiled and chipped on edges. Back wrapper and spine are missing replaced with newer material. Pages are lightly browned within text with light foxing. Deckle edges are soiled and chipped with a few dog-eared pages. The four engraved views are present and clean with views of Pyramid Lake Sutter's Fort giant sequoias and San Francisco. 3 single leaf maps include Carte particuliere des Baies de Monterey et de San Francisco" "Carte topographique d'une partie de l'Isthme de Panama comprenant le Bassin de la Riviere de Chagres et la Route de Chagres a Panama" "Carte d'une partie de L'Amerique Meridionale comprenant le Cap Horn et le Detroit de Magellan" plus the large folding map titled de la Nouvlle Californie are present. The large folding map has several tears at folds but is quite detailed showing missions Indian tribes ranchos the Great Salt Lake Colorado River and the gold region of California and includes the area covering present day California New Mexico Arizona Colorado and Nevada and Utah. The folding map indicates Deuxieme Edition but no indication on book title of second edition. Text includes chapters on climate mountains rivers mining natural history California Missions and San Francisco. ; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 386 pp . L. Maison unknown books
1850WRCAM56025Paris: L. Maison 1850. 4386pp. plus eight engraved plates and maps including large folding map. Half title. 12mo. Contemporary half calf and marbled boards spine gilt. Boards moderately rubbed and worn at edges corners and joints. Light foxing and tanning throughout. Folding map with expertly repaired closed tears. Very good. Second edition published the same year as the first and identical except for the "Deuxieme Edition" statement at the head of the folding map. It is illustrative of the worldwide interest in the Gold Rush that brought so many gold-seekers to California including from France. Cowan calls it "the most complete and extensive work descriptive of California published in France at this time." "Ferry based his text on many sources and quoted extensively from Jacques Antoine Moerenhout. He included chapters on New Helvetia the gold region and methods of mining" - Kurutz. Also included are chapters on travel to California different routes to take etc. The large detailed map shows "Nouvelle Californie" i.e. the entire region comprising present-day California New Mexico Arizona Colorado and Nevada. The map is quite detailed showing missions Indian tribes ranchos etc. and is based on Duflot de Mofras. The plates include a view of San Francisco Sutter's Fort and other maps including one of the San Francisco Bay area. A handsome and detailed French book on California. KURUTZ 236. COWAN p.207. MONAGHAN 689. WHEAT GOLD REGION 155-156. WHEAT GOLD RUSH 75 ref. SABIN 24198. HOWES F101 "aa." L. Maison hardcover books
198112421London 1981. Lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198012425London 1980. Colour lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198112444London 1981. Lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition apart from a few small bits of excess ink in the margins. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198112446London 1981. Lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition apart from a few small bits of excess ink in the margins. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue: Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198112443London 1981. Lithograph. Number 3 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198012429London 1980. Lithograph. Number 2 from an edition of 2. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198112420London 1981. Silkscreen. Number 2 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
198012437London 1980. Lithograph. Number 3 from an edition of 4. Signed by the artist in pencil lower right. Very good condition. A lively early print by the progressive contemporary British artist David Ferry.<br/> <br/>A printmaker and photomontage specialist who has lectured and exhibited his works worldwide David Ferry was born in Blackpool in 1957. After studying at the Blackpool College of Technology he trained at the prestigious Camberwell School of Art and Crafts and the Slade School of Fine Art in London. His first solo exhibition was held at the 1984 International Contemporary Art Fair at London's Barbican Centre and he made his first significant U.S. debut in 2000 as a visiting professor at Southampton College New York with an exhibition entitled David Ferry from the window seat at the Avram Gallery. In addition to his many lithographs and photomontages Ferry's oeuvre includes numerous artist books some of which featured in the 1999 touring exhibition and catalogue Aspects of Our National Heritage. His abstract works frequently have a satirical edge and the influence of his self-professed fascination with the surreal and the comical is particularly evident in those images representing his subjective interpretation of particular places and historical events. In 2002 he was awarded an important grant from the Pollock-Krasner Foundation. His work can be found at the Ashmolean Museum Oxford; the Museum of Modern Art New York; the Scottish Museum of Modern Art; the Art Institute Chicago; the Art Museum of Estonia; and in many corporate and university collections. He has had recent solo exhibitions in Berlin Brighton London New York Seoul and Poznan. unknown books
