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§ John WELLS (1907-2000) Dancer (1950) Etching, printer's proof, plate size 20 x 14cm, sheet size 37 x 29cm. From the family of Roy Walker, painter, printmaker and teacher. Born in Kent in 1936, Roy Walker's artistic career began in earnest when he arrived in St Ives in 1965. He played a major part in the St Ives art scene due to his involvement with the Penwith Society of Artists. In 1971, he was allocated studio No. 3 of the prestigious Porthmeor Studios, where he not only worked on his own art practice but helped many artist friends produce prints of their own works; these included close friends Bryan Pearce, John Wells and Alexander Mackenzie. Walker's significant involvement in printmaking in St Ives took place at St Peter's Loft, the site of Porthmeor Print Maker's workshop. It was once part of the pilchard industry but has been used by artists since the 1950s. Peter Lanyon, William Redgrave and Sir Terry Frost ran art schools there in 1955 and in 1960 the Penwith Society of Artists was formed, creating artists' studios and The Penwith Gallery below. In the 1970s, it became an early version of the Print Workshop led by Bryan Ingham and Roy Walker. It has remained an important part of St Ives' modernist art heritage. Good condition, paper clean, no foxing, fading or damage. Very slight dent in plate on left hand side (see photo).
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