The etchings and engravings of Edgar Holloway1996

Edgar Holloway is one of the key figures of the British etching revival of the 1930s. Examining the work of this artist is like leafing through the pages of a private diary; the prints are an honest record and comment upon his close circle of family and friends, the places he has lived in, the landmarks he has visited. The Etchings and Engravings of Edgar Holloway is the first comprehensive catalogue raisonne devoted to the work of this distinguished artist. Robert Meyrick of The University of Wales, Aberystwyth, School of Art has worked closely with the artist to complete a catalogue in excess of 270 entries spanning a working life of more than sixty-seven years. Each entry is accompanied by full descriptive notes drawing on interviews with the artist and more than 250 are illustrated. A plate section affords 24 large reproductions. Robert Meyrick introduces the volume with an appreciation of Holloway's achievement as a printmaker in which he discusses the key influences on the artist's technical and artistic development. He also provides an account of the artist's life, essential for understanding an artist whose work forms a visual record of family, friends and travels.