Joseph Henry Lynch - Mid 20th Century Digital Print

Description

Joseph Henry Lynch - Original Mid 20th Century Digital Print. Set of four prints after Joseph Henry Lynch. Subjects include: "Nina"; Portrait of a Blonde Girl; "Miss Felco"; "Smiths Ultrasonic Detection for Industry." Sizes from 48 x 36cm to 35 x 26cm. Unsigned. Mixed condition. Some are stained, creased. Losses and tears to edges. See photos.

Joseph Henry Lynch (1911-1989) was a successful British artist of the mid-20th century. There is little information to be found on Lynch himself and he destroyed many of his original paintings before he died in 1989. He is best known for his sultry and fantastical paintings of women created in the 1960s, many of which feature in the 1971 Stanley Kubrick film, A Clockwork Orange. His most iconic work is “Tina” (1961), which featured in both Kubrick’s film and on the front cover of Edwyn Collin’s LP, A Girl Like You (1995). Lynch was also an accomplished landscape artist and his bold use of colour and line, along with the slightly stylised nature of his portraits, reflect the vibrancy and energy of the Sixties. Lynch’s prints were originally sold in outlets like Boots and Woolworth’s: “Tina” and the rest of Lynch’s female portraits were purchased in their thousands, becoming a household staple for the rest of the Sixties and Seventies. They are now popular with collectors and considered key pieces for any kitsch, vintage domestic interior.

Size

36 x 48cm (14.2" x 18.9")

Collection Information

From a large collection of works by Joseph Henry Lynch consigned by the Lynch family.

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Sulis Fine Art's Historian Dr. Charlotte Drew has written an Artist Spotlight on Joseph Henry Lynch detailing the life and oeuvre of the artist which you can see here.