Artist: Jack Coutu

Title: 'Marine Parade' - an original pencil signed etching with aquatint, in part finished by hand - unframed

Description: Jack Coutu, ARE, ARCA (born 1924, Farnham, Surrey) is a painter, printmaker, sculptor, and carver of netsuke. He studied sculpture at the local School of Art 1947-51; stained glass at the Royal College of Art in London 1951-54; and under Merlyn Evans at the Central School of Arts and Crafts 1951-55. Jack Coutu taught printmaking at the Central School 1957-65, and later at the West Surrey College of Art and Design 1965-85. He has been a member of the Printmakers Council and has shown his work at the Royal Academy, the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers, the Bradford Print Biennale etc. He had a two-man show at the Alecto Gallery 1965 in conjunction with Michael Rothenstein and a one-man show at the Graphic Arts Gallery 1968. His work is held by the British Council, the Victoria & Albert Museum, the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston MA, and Bradford City Art Gallery.

The present work is an unframed original etching with aquatint, in part finished by hand, measuring about 16.7 x 23.6 inches image size and 21 x 29.5 inches sheet size.  It is pencil signed, dated (19)60, titled 'Marine Parade', and annotated 'Artist's Proof, 2nd state'. On the reverse the artist has inscribed in pencil his name, the title, and the original price of this work (10 guineas). Although we cannot be certain we think this work is probably unique in this state. It is in good condition save for some creasing to the margins, a small nick along the top margin, and some handling marks also to the margins.

We also have other paintings by Jack Coutu, including an early work influenced we think by Merlyn Evans. One example is also shown here, depicting a seated harlequin with white bird (gouache, signed and dated 1955, image 7.8" x 5.7", framed - £150)...

Price: £245

Size: 16.7 x 23.6 inches, image size

Shipping: £10 to UK mainland. Please enquire for other locations.

Ref #: 0749