Tavener Robert Designer (1 results)

Condition: Good. Poster. 35 x 23.5 inches. Good. Printed in Great Britain by Jesse Board & Co. Marginal creases and tape remnants and light stains on recto."Whether images of boats, guardsmen in their long-plumed helmets, English cathedrals, or rolling landscapes Taveners' prints are varied, beautiful, bold and colourful. He described his work as being: "English Countryside and English Architecture. Shape, pattern, colour, texture, design. In other words, my subject matter is a personal interpretation of the richness, variety, beauty, and the underlying relationship with the past, of our landscape and building". Robert Tavener lived in the same house in Eastbourne for 50 years with his wife, Catherine, where they bought up their daughter, Mary. The house, an old coach house, was at the foot of the Downs, which he said provided him with enough subject matter to last him indefinitely. After Robert Tavener retired from Eastbourne College of Art and Design he continued to produce his work until the printing press became too heavy for him to use. He also did some teaching on residential art courses.He died in July 2004 at the age of 84, having worked as a printmaker for over 50 years.