Walter Edwin Law, Pearce Lodge, University Avenue, Glasgow –c.1900 etching print

Walter Edwin Law Pearce Lodge, University Avenue, Glasgow

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An original c.1900 etching print, Walter Edwin Law, Pearce Lodge, University Avenue, Glasgow.

An interesting small etching by Walter Edwin Law (1865–1942) showing a view from the north-east of Pearce Lodge, part of the University of Glasgow. The building is of great historic importance to the university, because although it was built in the Scots Baronial style in 1885–8, it incorporated stonework from the 17th-century Old College. The building was designed by Alexander George Thomson, with financial assistance from the shipbuilder and politician Sir William Pearce.

Walter Edwin Law (1865–1942) was a prolific etcher, whose main subjects were historic architectural landmarks in London, especially in Westminster. He also produced a number of Scottish subjects. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1904.

Works by Law can be found in the collections of Glasgow Museums and Glasgow University Library Special Collections.

On smooth wove paper.

Plate size: 9.5 x 17.5cm. Sheet size: 21 x 14cm.

Etching Revival: Early 20th-century British & American Prints

This etching is one of a wonderful collection of original prints that we have for sale representing the Etching Revival period in Britain and the USA in the early 20th century.

The Etching Revival redefined the medium and brought a shift in etching style during the period approximately from 1850 to 1930. The revival's origins can be traced to France in the 1830s and 40s. Renewed interest had begun in London from as early as 1838 with the founding of The Etching Club by Charles West Cope. The writings of Sir Francis Seymour Haden (1818–1910) and the art critic Philip Gilbert Hamerton (1834–1894) were instrumental in promoting etching as an original art medium in Britain. Encouraged in part by their European counterparts, American artists in the late 19th-century also embraced the revival of etching.

Etchers became more involved in the printing of their works, selecting individual and unique inks, paper and processes. The ease of producing etchings helped to attract a diverse group of artists who adapted the printmaking technique to their individual styles and subject matter.

Our collection includes marine subjects by British artists Arthur James F. Bond RSMA (1888–1958) and Robert Henry Smith (fl.1906–1920); British-American artist Cyril Saunders Spackman (1887–1963); American artist Philip Kappel (1901–1981); and German-American artist Anton Schütz (1894–1977).

Scottish artists paid a significant contribution to the Etching Revival: prints by Scottish artists such as David Young Cameron, James McBey and Muirhead Bone were the most sought after and expensive prints in the world. Our collection includes a number of Scottish artists and subjects, including Robert Houston RWS (1881–1942), John Macdonald Aiken RSA RI (1880–1961) and John George Mathieson (1880–1954).