Planets

Walter Hoyle (1922 - 2000)

Etching and aquatint

1969

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  • About the work
    Location
    Country: UK
    City: London
    Place: Government Art Collection
  • About the artist
    Born in Rushton, Lancashire, Walter Hoyle studied at Beckenham School of Art between 1940 and 1942 and at the Royal College of Art, London, from 1947 to 1948. On graduating he went to the Byzantine Institute in Istanbul, an experience which he said was an important influence in his work. Hoyle taught at St Martin's School of Art, London, from 1951 until 1960 and Central School of Arts and Crafts, London, from 1960 to 1964. In 1964, he moved to Cambridge and taught at the Cambridge School of Art, placing an emphasis on printmaking. He remained at Cambridge School of Art until his retirement in 1985. During the latter period of his career he launched Cambridge Print Editions. Work was also commissioned from Hoyle by Editions Alecto, Christie’s Contemporary Art and the Folio Society. Examples of his work are held in the Tate Collection, the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
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  • Details
    Title
    Planets
    Edition
    A/P
    Date
    1969
    Medium
    Etching and aquatint
    Dimensions
    height: 49.0cm, width: 52.0cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from Editions Alecto, February 1972
    Inscription
    below image: [left] Artists proof [centre] Planets [right] Walter Hoyle
    Provenance
    Purchased from Editions Alecto, London
    GAC number
    L722