edwardpovey
Selected Lithographs
August
Edward Povey
2000
Stone lithograph
18.25 x 14 inches
Limited edition of 35
Signed and dated lower right
In the artist's own collection; National Museum of Wales; Vivian Art Gallery, Wales; National Library of Wales
Commissioned by the Contemporary Arts Society for Wales, Edward Povey made the stone lithograph, AUGUST, on the understanding that the Arts Society had elected to give prints to every major art museum collection in Wales. The painting on which the lithograph was based still exists in the artist's collection, and is titled MAKING CHOICES.
Patriots
Edward Povey
2007
Hand-finished photo-lithograph on hand-made paper
23.9 x 20.5 inches
Limited edition of 190
Signed and dated lower right
In the artist's own collection
The original painting – PATRIOTS, owned by Mr. & Mrs. Corrie – as part of a major collection of Povey paintings – was used by the Curwen Studio in Cambridge, England, in the making of this lithograph. The Curwen Studio is renowned for working with Henry Moore, Man Ray, Graham Sutherland, Patrick Heron, David Hockney, Barbara Hepworth, Ben Nicholson and John Piper.
Gratitude to the Corrie Collection.
Queen Dethroned
Edward Povey
1998
Stone lithograph
15.75 x 13.5 inches
Limited edition of 10
Signed and dated lower left
Relatively late in his career Povey made some stone lithographs, although he was not entirely comfortable with the detached nature of the process. Unlike with painting, where you can directly and immediately see the results of your decisions, lithography is a step removed, and so the lithographer works 'blind' in a sense. A rather masculine and stern woman appears as QUEEN DETHRONED, in Texas, where he was assisted by the head of lithography in the University of Texas.