Patrick Procktor
LUNCH HOUR, JOHANNESBURG, 1974
Aquatint, artist proof, aside from the edition of 50
Image: H. 14 cm x W. 22 cm
Framed: H. 32 cm x W. 41 cm D. 2.5 cm
Framed: H. 32 cm x W. 41 cm D. 2.5 cm
Signed in pencil lower right 'Patrick Procktor' and inscribed AP lower left
WB1839
Copyright The Artist
£ 750.00
The present work belongs to Procktor's South African series of 6 prints. He travelled to the country in 1974, taking with him a set of small copper plates at the...
The present work belongs to Procktor's South African series of 6 prints. He travelled to the country in 1974, taking with him a set of small copper plates at the behest of Editions Alecto. He set sail on the Liner SS Oranje with his wife Kirsten, and baby son Nicholas. They began by staying at a flat near the coast, and then travelled to Stellenbosch, Johannesburg with trip to Victoria Falls, Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and back to Johannesburg. Procktor depicts a lush green open space with numerous figures reclining on the park lawns, beneath his hotel window during their break. The figures are depicted in a minimalistic, gestural style emphasising form and posture rather than intricate detail. The print, along with the remaining 5 from the series, were exhibited at the Redfern Gallery in October 1974.
Another from the edition is held in the Tate Collection.
Another from the edition is held in the Tate Collection.
Exhibitions
London, The Redfern Gallery, Patrick Procktor: New Paintings, Watercolours and Etchings, 1 - 24 October 1974, no. 74;Wiltshire, Salisbury Playhouse, Patrick Procktor, 1979, no. 7;
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Patrick Procktor, Prints 1959 - 1985, 8 June - 21 July 1985, no.48, with tour to The Hob Warehouse (Guinness Museum), Dublin, The DLI Museum and Arts Centre, Durham, Southampton Art Gallery and The Redfern Gallery