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William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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
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 Figurative Prints

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Etching

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)
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2010s William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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...
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2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching

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)
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2010s William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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)
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2010s William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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)
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2010s William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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)
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2010s William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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)
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2010s William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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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2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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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...
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2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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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...
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2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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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 printin...
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2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching

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)
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2010s William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

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)
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2010s William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching, Aquatint

"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 Figurative Prints

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Color, 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 printin...
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2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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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...
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2010s William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching

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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2010s William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching

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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2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching

"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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2010s Contemporary William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Etching

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Located in Palm Springs, CA
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A Calm, by Stephen Lawlor
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Madame Carmencita, Plate 9
By Georges Rouault
Located in Fairlawn, OH
Madame Carmencita, Plate 9 From: Cirque de l'etoile filante (Circus of the Shooting Star), 1934-1936 (published 1938) Signed with the artist's initials and dated, lower right of plat...
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1930s French School William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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Aquatint

l'Homme au lavabo [Figure at a Washbasin]
By Francis Bacon
Located in London, GB
Etching and aquatint in colours on Arches paper Signed by the artist in pencil, lower right on recto Image: 47.5 x 36.3 cm, Sheet: 67.5 x 52 cm, Framed: 87.9 x 71.7 cm Edition of 46 ...
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Etching, Aquatint

Green Cat, etching and aquatint, pencil signed & numbered, rarely seen in market
By Walasse Ting
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Walasse Ting 丁雄泉 Green Cat, 1984 Color etching and aquatint on copper plate, printed on Fabriano Rosaspina paper Pencil signed, numbered 178/230, dated 1984 along with artist's perso...
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Ink, Pencil, Graphite, Etching, Aquatint, Mixed Media

Ne sommes-nous pas forçats? (Are we not Slaves?)
By Georges Rouault
Located in Fairlawn, OH
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1920s French School William Tillyer Figurative Prints

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William Tillyer figurative prints for sale on 1stDibs.

Find a wide variety of authentic William Tillyer figurative prints available for sale on 1stDibs. If you’re browsing the collection of figurative prints to introduce a pop of color in a neutral corner of your living room or bedroom, you can find work that includes elements of yellow and other colors. You can also browse by medium to find art by William Tillyer in etching, aquatint 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 figurative prints, so small editions measuring 20 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Julian Opie, Damien Hirst, and Yrjö Edelmann. William Tillyer figurative prints 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 $1,019, while the average work can sell for $1,000.

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