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William Tillyer

British, b. 1938
William Tillyer is a celebrated British painter and watercolourist, whose work has been shown frequently in London and New York since the 1970s. Tillyer was born in Middlesbrough, and studied painting at Middlesbrough College of Art. He then went on to study at the Slade in London. He began to make radically experimental work which raised questions about the relationship of art to the world, and of man to nature. The 1970s saw Tillyer return to printmaking with renewed vigour, using a variety of techniques from etching to five-tone screenprinting, to create lattices that Pat Gilmour, Head of the Print Department at Tate, described as "a cool and unpeopled world...in which to reflect the surrounding flux of nature." He has been invited to work internationally, including Cadiz, Spain; Tobago, Republic of Trinidad and Tobago; Cill Rialaig Project, Co. Kerry, Ireland; Melbourne, Australia, and was a visiting professor at Brown University, USA; Bath Academy of Art; and the Chelsea School of Art. Tillyer has exhibited internationally, and his work can be found in the collections of major institutions including the Arts Council of Great Britain; the Brooklyn Art Museum, New York; Fort Worth Art Museum, Texas; Middlesbrough Art Gallery; MOMA, New York; The Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth; Tate Gallery, London; and the Victoria & Albert Museum.
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Nature Table Green - Minimalist Green + White Abstract Etching Print
Nature Table Green - Minimalist Green + White Abstract Etching Print

Nature Table Green - Minimalist Green + White Abstract Etching Print

By William Tillyer

Located in Kingsclere, GB

William Tillyer b. 1938 Nature Table Green, 2011 etching 44.5 x 55.9 cm 17 1/2 x 22 1/8 in signed and numbered in pencil, from the edition of 35 William Tillyer (b. 1938) is a Briti...

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21st Century and Contemporary William Tillyer

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Etching

Cruise-O-matic

William TillyerCruise-O-matic, 1972

$1,222

H 27.76 in W 41.15 in

Cruise-O-matic

By William Tillyer

Located in London, GB

William Tillyer Cruise-O-matic 1972 Line Etching on zinc, Edition of 60 Paper size: 70.5 x 104.5 cms (27 3/4 x 41 ins) Image size: 50.5 x 75 cms (19 7/8 x 29 1/2 ins) This classic ...

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Late 20th Century Modern William Tillyer

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Etching

Black Day, from The Flatford Chart by William Tillyer, 2010
Black Day, from The Flatford Chart by William Tillyer, 2010

Black Day, from The Flatford Chart by William Tillyer, 2010

By William Tillyer

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Black Day, from The Flatford Chart by William Tillyer, 2010 Additional information: Medium: etching 44 x 55.5 cm 17 3/8 x 21 7/8 in

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20th Century William Tillyer

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Etching

"some natural flowers that looked like fakes"- Tillandsia Lindeni

"some natural flowers that looked like fakes"- Tillandsia Lindeni

By William Tillyer

Located in London, GB

William Tillyer "some natural flowers that looked like fakes" - Tillandsia Lindeni "without the shadow of a doubt, the horticulturists are the only true artists left to us nowadays" ...

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2010s Contemporary William Tillyer

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Etching

The Ruswarp Suite 3

The Ruswarp Suite 3

By William Tillyer

Located in London, GB

William Tillyer The Ruswarp Suite 3 2023 Etching, aquatint on paper, Edition of 35, Set of 6 Plate size: 39.4 x 39.4 cms (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 ins) Paper size: 57.2 x 57.8 cms (22 1/2 x 2...

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2010s Contemporary William Tillyer

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Etching, Aquatint

"some natural flowers that looked like fakes" - Floral follies

"some natural flowers that looked like fakes" - Floral follies

By William Tillyer

Located in London, GB

William Tillyer "some natural flowers that looked like fakes" - Floral follies 1974/2018 Relief and intaglio printing on Arches paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 65.5 x 50 cms ( 25 3/...

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2010s Contemporary William Tillyer

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Color, Etching

Some natural flowers that looked like fakes - Madame Mame / Dickus Sequoia

Some natural flowers that looked like fakes - Madame Mame / Dickus Sequoia

By William Tillyer

Located in London, GB

William Tillyer "some natural flowers that looked like fakes"- Madame Mame / Dickus Sequoia "it all comes down to syphilis in the end" 1974/2018 Copper plate line drawings on Arches ...

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2010s William Tillyer

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Etching

"The Lake Isle of Innisfree"
"The Lake Isle of Innisfree"

"The Lake Isle of Innisfree"

By William Tillyer

Located in Lambertville, NJ

Signed Lower Right Tillyer was born in Middlesbrough northern England, studying painting at The Slade. Tillyer has evolved into an astonishingly diverse and talented artist, and t...

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1990s Abstract William Tillyer

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Paper, Watercolor

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2026$800Abstract PrintsEtching2018
$800
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