Quartet
1939Dated Titled Framed
Size
11 x 12.76 in
Year
1939
Medium
Prints
Reference
2b4d5d91
Limited edition Etching
Condition: good
Stamped by artist's estate
Certificate of authenticity issued by gallery
1875 Manchester, United Kingdom
John Copley RBA (25 June 1875 – 17 July 1950) was a British artist. He was a founder member of the Senefelder Club and served as its honorary secretary from 1910 to 1916.
Copley won a silver medal for Painting and Engraving at the 1948 London Summer Olympics. At 73, he was the oldest recipient of any Olympic medal. 1948 was the last Games in which art competitions were held.
Copley was influenced by Ford Madox Brown. He became interested in lithography in 1906 and initially worked in colour before exclusively working in black and white. One of his works claimed a prize at Chicago Art Institute's First International Exhibition of Lithographs. In 1947 Copley was honoured as the president of the Royal Society of British Artists.
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