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William Tillyer Prints and Multiples

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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Artist: William Tillyer
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...
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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...
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The Crimson Cubicles
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer The Crimson Cubicles - " a series of crimson cubicles furnished with circular mirrors" 1974/2018 Drawings on copper plates, Edition of 25 Paper size: 66 x 50.7 cms (2...
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Interior at Fontenay aux Roses
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer Interior at Fontenay aux Roses " He derived a peculiar pleasure from being in a well lighted room when all the surrounding houses were wrapped...
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The Crimson Cubicles
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer The Crimson Cubicles - " a series of crimson cubicles furnished with circular mirrors" 1974/2018 Drawings on copper plate on Arches cream paper, Edition of 25 Paper s...
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The Crimson Cubicles
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer The Crimson Cubicles - " a series of crimson cubicles furnished with circular mirrors" 1974/2018 Drawings on copper plate on Arches cream paper, Edition of 25 Paper s...
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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...
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"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...
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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...
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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...
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The tortoise
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer "gazing at the tortoise where it lay huddled in a corner of the dinning room; glittering brightly in the half light" 1974/2018 Coloured relief and intaglio printing o...
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"From a Japanese collection he chose a design "
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer "from a collection of Japanese Art he selected a drawing" 1974/2018 Intaglio on zinc plate on Arches paper, Edition of 25 Paper size: 65.5 x 48.5 cms (25 5/8 x 19 ins...
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"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...
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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...
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"some natural flowers that looked like fakes"- Caladiums
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer "some natural flowers that looked like fakes"- Caladiums "it all comes down to syphilis in the end" 1974/2018 Copper plate line drawings on Arches paper, Edition of 2...
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"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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"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...
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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...
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"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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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 printin...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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The Hanging Tree
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer The Hanging Tree (Jan Luyken prints - and from the 1633 drawings by Jacques Callot) 1974/2018 Line drawings on copper plate on Arches cream...
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"some natural flowers that looked like fakes" - Bosphorus
By William Tillyer
Located in London, GB
William Tillyer "some natural flowers that looked like fakes"- Bosphorus "it all comes down to syphilis in the end" 1974/2018 Copper plate line drawings on Arches paper, Edition of 2...
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William Tillyer prints and multiples for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic William Tillyer prints and multiples available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of prints and multiples to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of orange, yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by William Tillyer in etching, aquatint, digital print and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 21st century and contemporary and is mostly associated with the contemporary style. Not every interior allows for large William Tillyer prints and multiples, so small editions measuring 18 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Ned Martin, Seiko Tachibana, and Clare Halifax. William Tillyer prints and multiples prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $1,000 and tops out at $3,097, while the average work can sell for $1,000.

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