Fireside Symbolism

Location

Country: Belgium
City: Brussels
Place: British Embassy, UK representation to the EU & UK delegation to NATO

Rendered in greyscale, the architectural features of a fireplace enable the artist to place a number of domestic ornaments and keepsakes: from the Persian metal teapot on a ledge to the left, with a vase as its pendant to the right; to animal figurines across the main mantelpiece, and pictorial postcards suggesting a reproduction of a painting to the right, and a botanical drawing to the left. David Coster is a Scottish painter, who specialises in still-life scenes. He is affiliated with the British Federation of Artists and this print was acquired in 1977 as part of a group, from the Mall Galleries in London.

Places

Subjects

dolphin, greeting card, clock, candlestick (as subject), fireplace, domestic interior

Materials & Techniques

etching, aquatint

Artist

David Coster (1952 - )

Title

Fireside Symbolism

Edition

3/50

Date

1976

Medium

etching and aquatint

Dimensions

height: 59.00 cm, width: 41.50 cm

Acquisition

Purchased from the Mall Galleries (Federation of British Artists), January 1977

Inscription

below image: 3/50 / 'FIRESIDE SYMBOLISM' / D. Coster '76

GAC number

12690