WILLIE RODGER R.S.A., R.G.I., DUniv (SCOTTISH 1930-2018) §
'MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS' AND 'BONNIE PRINCE CHARLIE' - 1975
£328
Contemporary & Post-War Art // Prints & Multiples
Auction: Contemporary & Post-War Art: 10 August 2022 | From 11:00
Description
Screenprints, 3/100, signed, dated, titled and numered in ink
Dimensions
image size 29cm x 18cm (11.5in x 7in), each
Footnote
Note: Scottish printmaker Willie Rodger designed the award-winning Scottish Historical Playing Cards in 1974 for Angus Ogilvy of the Stirling Gallery. The original designs were cut in lino, his favoured printmaking medium, before bring printed as screenprints in an edition of 100 in 1975. The full set comprises 12 portraits depicting important figures in Scottish history, with two jokers: John Knox and Adam Smith.