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Anthony Fry — The Elephant

Anthony Fry

The Elephant

"The Elephant" by Anthony Fry is a colored etching with carborundum from the 1990s, created as a printer's proof (P.P. 2/5) and printed by Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop in Wiltshire. The work demonstrates the artist's technical mastery of the etching medium combined with carborundum texture, printed in multiple colors across the full sheet of wove paper measuring 370 by 445 millimeters. This significant printmaking work represents Fry's engagement with both traditional intaglio techniques and experimental color processes characteristic of late twentieth century British printmaking.

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Etching with carborundum printed in colours, circa 1990s, signed and inscribed 'P.P. 2/5' in pencil, a printer's proof aside from the edition of unknown size, the edition printed by Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop, Wiltshire, on wove paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, sheet 370 x 445mm (14 1/2 x 17 1/2in) (unframed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) Turkish Sundial & Column (Cristea 81), Estimate: £700 - 900, Victor Pasmore (1908-1998) The Blue

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Prints & Works on Paper 1500-2026

March 31, 2026

Lot 157

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Anthony Fry, The Elephant

"The Elephant" by Anthony Fry is a colored etching with carborundum from the 1990s, created as a printer's proof (P.P. 2/5) and printed by Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop in Wiltshire. The work demonstrates the artist's technical mastery of the etching medium combined with carborundum texture, printed in multiple colors across the full sheet of wove paper measuring 370 by 445 millimeters. This significant printmaking work represents Fry's engagement with both traditional intaglio techniques and experimental color processes characteristic of late twentieth century British printmaking.

Medium
Etching with carborundum printed in colours, circa 1990s, signed and inscribed 'P.P. 2/5' in pencil, a printer's proof aside from the edition of unknown size, the edition printed by Jack Shirreff at 107 Workshop, Wiltshire, on wove paper, the full sheet printed to the edges, sheet 370 x 445mm (14 1/2 x 17 1/2in) (unframed), Condition, Related Lots, BACK TO AUCTION CATALOGUE, Ben Nicholson (1894-1982) Turkish Sundial & Column (Cristea 81), Estimate: £700 - 900, Victor Pasmore (1908-1998) The Blue
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Related themes

20th Century, Contemporary aesthetic, Figurative representation, Monumental, Sculpture, British Artist, Modern Art, Abstract Form, Animal Subject, Bronze Casting

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