William Tillyer Art
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. to
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Artist: William Tillyer
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...
Category
21st Century and Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Zephyr - Ceramic
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Archival giclée print
Edition of 70, Set of 8
Paper size: 57.2 x 56 cms (22 1/2 x 22 ins)
Image size: 40 x 40 cms (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 ins)
Starting from a belief that all forms, and li...
Category
2010s Other Art Style William Tillyer Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée
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 ...
Category
Late 20th Century Modern William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
anyone who dreams of the ideal prefers illusion to reality
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
"it seemed to him an undeniable fact that anyone who dreams of the ideal prefers illusion to reality"
1974/2018
Soft ground etching with intaglio and relief printing ...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
"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...
Category
1990s Abstract William Tillyer Art
Materials
Paper, Watercolor
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
Category
20th Century William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
The Linthorpe Vase, from York Vases, Woodblock Print by William Tillyer, 1981
By William Tillyer
Located in Kingsclere, GB
The Linthorpe Vase, from York Vases, Woodblock Painting by William Tillyer B. 1938, 1981
Additional information:
Medium: Woodblock
Dimensions: 106 x 75 cm
41 3/4 x 29 1/2 in
Category
20th Century William Tillyer Art
Materials
Wood
The Ruswarp Suite 6
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
The Ruswarp Suite 6
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
Zephyr - Giverney
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Archival giclée print
Edition of 70, Set of 8
Paper size: 57.2 x 56 cms (22 1/2 x 22 ins)
Image size: 40 x 40 cms (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 ins)
Starting from a belief that all forms, and li...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée
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 ...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
The Mulgrave Suite
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
The Mulgrave Suite
2023
Etching, aquatint and embossing with hand colouring in watercolour on paper, Edition of 35, Set of 7
Image size: 40 x 40 cms (15 3/4 x 15 3/4...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Ruswarp Suite 1
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
The Ruswarp Suite 1
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Mulgrave Suite
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
William Tillyer
The Mulgrave Suite
2023
Etching, aquatint and embossing with hand colouring in watercolour on paper, Edition of 35, Set of 7
Image size: 40 x 40 cms ...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Ruswarp Suite 5
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
The Ruswarp Suite 5
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Mulgrave Suite
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
William Tillyer
The Mulgrave Suite
2023
Etching, aquatint and embossing with hand colouring in watercolour on paper, Edition of 35, Set of 7
Image size: 40 x 40 cms ...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Mulgrave Suite
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
The Mulgrave Suite
2023
Etching, aquatint and embossing with hand colouring in watercolour on paper, Edition of 35, Set of 7
Image size: 40 x 40 cms (15 3/4 x 15 3/4...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Ruswarp Suite 2
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
The Ruswarp Suite 2
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Scalby Suite - Blue Vase and Arrangement in Scarboroughs Hollywood
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Etching, aquatint and embossing on paper
Plate size: 39.5 x 39.5 cms (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 ins)
Paper size: 58 x 58 cms (22 3/4 x 22 3/4 ins)
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$1,062 Sale Price
20% Off
Pool Blue
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
Pool Blue
1972
Line Etching, Edition of 60
Paper size: 70.5 x 104.5 cms (27 3/4 x 41 1/2 ins)
Plate size: 47 x 76.2 cms (18 1/2 x 30 in...
Category
1970s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Zephyr - Claude
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Archival giclée print
Edition of 70, Set of 8
Paper size: 57.2 x 56 cms (22 1/2 x 22 ins)
Image size: 40 x 40 cms (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 ins)
Starting from a belief that all forms, and li...
Category
2010s Other Art Style William Tillyer Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée
The Scalby Suite - Jar and Arrangement
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Etching, aquatint and embossing on paper
Plate size: 39.5 x 39.5 cms (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 ins)
Paper size: 58 x 58 cms (22 3/4 x 22 3/4 ins)
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$1,062 Sale Price
20% Off
The Scalby Suite - For BN
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Etching, aquatint and embossing on paper
Plate size: 39.5 x 39.5 cms (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 ins)
Paper size: 58 x 58 cms (22 3/4 x 22 3/4 ins)
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$1,062 Sale Price
20% Off
The Scalby Suite - Honey Jar and Arrangement
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Etching, aquatint and embossing on paper
Plate size: 39.5 x 39.5 cms (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 ins)
Paper size: 58 x 58 cms (22 3/4 x 22 3/4 ins)
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$1,062 Sale Price
20% Off
The Scalby Suite - Jar and Arrangement. For WN.
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Etching, aquatint and embossing on paper
Plate size: 39.5 x 39.5 cms (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 ins)
Paper size: 58 x 58 cms (22 3/4 x 22 3/4 ins)
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$1,062 Sale Price
20% Off
The Scalby Suite - Blue Vase and Arrangement on Green
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Etching, aquatint and embossing on paper
Plate size: 39.5 x 39.5 cms (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 ins)
Paper size: 58 x 58 cms (22 3/4 x 22 3/4 ins)
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$1,062 Sale Price
20% Off
The Hanging Tree
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Joris-Karl Huysmans, À rebours, (Against Nature, Against the Grain)
Set of 52, Edition of 25, series of 3 images
Paper: 250 gsm Velin Arches Crème
Signed i...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Interior at Fontenay aux Rose with Large Tortoise
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
Interior at Fontenay aux Rose with Large Tortoise
"Skylight screen and vase of articial looking flowers"
1974/2018
Intaglio and relief printi...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Zephyr - Stratos Cumulus
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Archival giclée print
Edition of 70, Set of 8
Paper size: 57.2 x 56 cms (22 1/2 x 22 ins)
Image size: 40 x 40 cms (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 ins)
Starting from a belief that all forms, and li...
Category
2010s Other Art Style William Tillyer Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée
Dry Lake - set of 4
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
Dry Lake I-IV
1971
Etching
Edition of 50
55.9 x 66.7 cms (22 x 26 1/4 ins) (paper size)
32.4 x 43.4 cms (12 3/4 x 17 1/8 ins) (plate si...
Category
1970s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Extract of Tillia
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
Extract of Tillia
1974/2018
Line drawing on copper plate with intaglio printing collage on Arches paper, Edition of 25
Paper size: 66 x...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
'the guests were served by naked negresses'
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
'the guests were waited on by naked negresses wearing only slippers and stockings'
1974/2018
Collage relief printing on Arches paper, Edition...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Zephyr - Hambleton
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Archival giclée print
Edition of 70, Set of 8
Paper size: 57.2 x 56 cms (22 1/2 x 22 ins)
Image size: 40 x 40 cms (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 ins)
Starting from a belief that all forms, and li...
Category
2010s Other Art Style William Tillyer Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée
The aquarium of ingenious mechanical fishes
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
The aquarium of ingenious mechanical fishes driven by clockwork
1974/2018
Line drawing on zinc plate and intaglio on Arches paper, Edition of 25
Paper size: 66 x 50.5...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Interior at Fontenay aux Rose with Large Tortoise
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
Interior at Fontenay aux Rose with Large Tortoise
"Skylight screen and vase of articial looking flowers"
1974/2018
Intaglio and relief printing on Arches paper, Editi...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
"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/...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Color, Etching
Zephyr - Aire
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Archival giclée print
Edition of 70, Set of 8
Paper size: 57.2 x 56 cms (22 1/2 x 22 ins)
Image size: 40 x 40 cms (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 ins)
Starting from a belief that all forms, and li...
Category
2010s Other Art Style William Tillyer Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée
The Circular House - The Eileen Gray Chair
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
The Circular House
"D'Aigurande proceeded to buy rounded pieces of furniture" - The Eileen Gray Chair
1974/2018
Deep etching and intaglio printing on Arches paper, E...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Interior at Fontenay aux Rose with Large Tortoise
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
Interior at Fontenay aux Rose with Large Tortoise
"Skylight screen and vase of articial looking flowers"
1974/2018
Intaglio and relief printi...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
The pulpit
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
"They used to troop in and take their places side by side in a row of church stalls; then he would ascend an imposing pulpit and preach them a sermon on dandyism"
197...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Balsam of Mecca
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
Balsam of Mecca
1974/2018
Soft ground etching with aquatint on zinc plate and collage on Arches paper, Edition of 25
Paper size: 66 x 50.7 cms (26 x 20 ins)
Plate siz...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
"some natural flowers that looked like fakes"
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
"some natural flowers that looked like fakes" - "without the shadow of a doubt, the horticulturists are the only true artists left to us nowadays"
1974/2018
Relief an...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
"some natural flowers that looked like fakes"
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
"some natural flowers that looked like fakes"
1974/2018
Copper plate relief and intaglio printing on Arches paper, Edition of 25
Paper si...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Interior at Fontenay aux Roses - The Red Curtain
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
Interior at Fontenay aux Roses - The Red Curtain
1974/2018
Relief embossing on Arches paper, Edition of 25
Paper size: 65 x 50 cms (25 5/8 x 2...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Nidularium
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
"He saw the savage Nidularium blossoming between her uplifted thighs with its swordblades gaping open to expose the bloody depths"
1974/2018
Line drawing on zinc plat...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Interior at Fontenay aux Roses with a Large Tortoise
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
Interior at Fontenay aux Rose with Large Tortoise
"Skylight screen and vase of articial looking flowers"
1974/2018
Intaglio and relief printing on Arches paper, Edit...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
"This box was full of purple bonbons, Pearls of the Pyrenees"
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
"This box was full of purple bonbons, Pearls of the Pyrenees"
1974/2018
Intaglio print from zinc plate on Arches paper, Edition of 25
Paper size: 66 x 50.8 cms (26 x...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
"some natural flowers that looked like fakes"- Cypripedium
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
"some natural flowers that looked like fakes"- Cypripedium
"it all comes down to syphilis in the end"
1974/2018
Copper plate line drawings on Arches paper, Edition of...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Color, Etching
Syntax of marks shapes and textures
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
Syntax of marks shapes and textures
1974/2018
Soft ground etching on zinc plate with relief printing collage, Edition of 25
Paper size: 66 x 50.7 cms (26 x 20 ins)
Pl...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
"Like those Japanese boxes that fit inside one another"
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
"Like those Japanese boxes that fit inside one another"
1974/2018
Intaglio print from two zinc plates on Arches paper, Edition of 25
Paper...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
Interior at Fontenay aux Rose with Large Tortoise
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
Interior at Fontenay aux Rose with Large Tortoise
"Skylight screen and vase of articial looking flowers"
1974/2018
Intaglio and relief printing on Arches paper, Edit...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
The Acrobat - Miss Urania
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
The Acrobat - Miss Urania
"this hefty young woman, this exchange of sex between Miss Urania and himself excited him tremendously"
1974/20...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching
The Mulgrave Suite
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
The Mulgrave Suite
2023
Etching, aquatint and embossing with hand colouring in watercolour on paper, Edition of 35, Set of 7
Image size: 40 x 40 cms (15 3/4 x 15 3/4...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Mulgrave Suite
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
William Tillyer
The Mulgrave Suite
2023
Etching, aquatint and embossing with hand colouring in watercolour on paper, Edition of 35, Set of 7
Image size: 40 x 40 cms ...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Mulgrave Suite
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
William Tillyer
The Mulgrave Suite
2023
Etching, aquatint and embossing with hand colouring in watercolour on paper, Edition of 35, Set of 7
Image size: 40 x 40 cms ...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Ruswarp Suite 4
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer
The Ruswarp Suite 4
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...
Category
2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
The Scalby Suite - Towards 2023
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Etching, aquatint and embossing with hand colouring in watercolour on paper
Plate size: 39.5 x 39.5 cms (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 ins)
Paper size: 58 x 58 cms (22 3/4 x 22 3/4 ins)
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$1,062 Sale Price
20% Off
The Scalby Suite - Secrets of an Aroma
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Etching, aquatint and embossing on paper
Plate size: 39.5 x 39.5 cms (15 1/2 x 15 1/2 ins)
Paper size: 58 x 58 cms (22 3/4 x 22 3/4 ins)
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Etching, Aquatint
$1,062 Sale Price
20% Off
Zephyr - Heals
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Archival giclée print
Edition of 70, Set of 8
Paper size: 57.2 x 56 cms (22 1/2 x 22 ins)
Image size: 40 x 40 cms (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 ins)
Starting from a belief that all forms, and li...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée
Zephyr - Carricks Corner
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
Archival giclée print
Edition of 70, Set of 8
Paper size: 57.2 x 56 cms (22 1/2 x 22 ins)
Image size: 40 x 40 cms (15 3/4 x 15 3/4 ins)
Starting from a belief that all forms, and li...
Category
2010s William Tillyer Art
Materials
Archival Ink, Giclée
William Tillyer art for sale on 1stDibs.
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