{"product_id":"large-michael-rothenstein-british-pop-art-color-aquatint-etching-two-circles","title":"Large Michael Rothenstein British Pop Art Color Aquatint Etching Two Circles","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e H: 22.5, W: 35.0 IN\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Rothenstein (UK, 1908-1993) Edition of 30 Hand signed\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e15\/30 Dimensions: Measures approximately 36\" x 22 1\/2\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis striking limited edition color aquatint etching\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(I have seen this variously described as an aquatint etching and as a colour linocut, photolithograph, metal relief and halftone blocks on filter paper titled Inset Wheels. not sure which it is.) titled Two Circle Series: Red features a bold modernist composition centered on mechanical textures and vibrant graphic elements. Created circa 1965, the piece juxtaposes industrial relief forms with two intense concentric red circles on either side, evoking wheels, targets, or symbolic orbits.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMichael Rothenstein (British, 1908-1993) was a major figure in postwar British art and a leading force in the mid-20th-century printmaking revival. Educated at the Slade School of Fine Art, he became known for his experimental approach to relief printing, including linocut and woodcut. A member of the Great Bardfield art community, Rothenstein's work often explored themes of industrialization, abstraction, and visual rhythm. His innovative techniques and teaching contributed significantly to the evolution of modern printmaking in Britain.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWilliam Michael Rothenstein RA (1908 – 1993) was a British printmaker, painter and art teacher of Jewish German descent. Born in Hampstead, London, on 19 March 1908, he was the youngest of four children born to the celebrated artist, Sir William Rothenstein and his wife Alice Knewstub. He was homeschooled and studied art at Chelsea Polytechnic and later at the Central School of Arts and Crafts. Affected by lingering depression, Rothenstein did little art making during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Despite this, he had his first one-man show at the Warren Gallery, London in 1931. During the late 1930s the artist's output was mainly Neo-Romantic landscapes and in 1940 he was commissioned to paint topographical watercolours of endangered sites in Sussex for the Recording Britain promised by the Pilgrim Trust. In the early 1940s he moved to Ethel House, in the north Essex village of Great Bardfield. The artist held his first (of many) one-man shows at the famous Redfern Gallery, London in 1942. During this time he became increasingly fascinated by printmaking. At Great Bardfield there was a small resident art community that included John Aldridge, Edward Bawden and Kenneth Rowntree. In the early 1950s several more artists (including George Chapman, Stanley Clifford-Smith, Audrey Cruddas and Marianne Straub) moved to the village making it one of the most artistically creative spots in Britain. Rothenstein took an important role in organising the Great Bardfield Artists exhibitions during the 1950s. Thanks to his contacts in the art world (his older brother, Sir John Rothenstein, was the current head of the Tate Gallery) these exhibitions became nationally known and attracted thousands of visitors. From the mid-1950s Rothenstein almost abandoned painting in preference to printmaking which included linocut as well as etchings. Like his fellow Bardfield artists his work was figurative but became near abstract in the 1960s. Although little known as a painter, Rothenstein became one of the most experimental printmakers in Britain during the 1950s and '60s.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHe was part of the British Pop Art culture along with\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLawrence Alloway, Peter Blake,\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eDerek Boshier, Patrick Caulfield, Jim Dine, Richard Hamilton, David Hockney, Allen Jones, Ronald Brooks Kitaj, Gerald Ogilvie-Laing, Barry Martin, Claes Oldenburg, Sir Eduardo Paolozzi, Peter Phillips and Patrick Procktor. He authored several books on art subjects including Looking at Painting (1947) and Frontiers of Printmaking (1966). In 1965 he was the driving force behind the formation of Printmakers Council and served as its first chairman. He taught art for many years at Camberwell School of Art and Stoke-on-Trent College of Art, he also lectured extensively in the USA. He illustrated several books including the first UK edition of John Steinbeck's Of Mice and Men (1937) and Acquainted with the Night: A Book of Dreams (1949) by Nancy Price. Rothenstein was elected an Associate of the Royal Academy (ARA) in 1977 and a Royal Academician (RA) in 1984. Near the end of his life there was a retrospective of his work at the Stoke-on-Trent City Museum and Art Gallery (1989) and important shows followed at the Fry Art Gallery, Essex (1991 and 1993).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHis work is included in several public collections including the Tate Gallery (London), Victoria and Albert Museum (London), and the Fry Art Gallery (Saffron Walden).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn 1974, the one-man show 'Violence and the Studio Process' was held in The Minories, Colchester.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"My Store","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51628662423850,"sku":"a_18052862S1","price":750.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0996\/4021\/3802\/files\/WhatsApp_Image_2026_05_13_at_10_58_44_AM_2__master_42f5ee22-d642-44ea-b638-f3bfc77254aa.jpg?v=1780512272","url":"https:\/\/lionsgallery.com\/products\/large-michael-rothenstein-british-pop-art-color-aquatint-etching-two-circles","provider":"Lions Gallery","version":"1.0","type":"link"}