Description
‘The Seal Without Her Skin’
Limited Edition Linocut 14/50
Collect from gallery £350
Including UK delivery £380
Unframed H 53 x W 50.5 cm
Also available framed £420 plus delivery
Framed H 65 x W 63.5 cm
The Story of the Selkie
Once, long ago, in the remote coastal villages of Ireland, the people told stories of the Selkie—magical beings that could live both as seals in the sea and as humans on land. These creatures moved effortlessly between their two forms, shedding their seal skins to walk among humans as beautiful men and women….
Frans was born in Holland where he trained to be an art teacher before his conscription into the Dutch army. After two years in the army he gained a diploma in printmaking and photography at Groningen College of Art.
Frans moved to England in 1979 where he has worked and exhibited widely in both one-man shows and group exhibitions. His paintings and etchings are in private collections as well as in the Ashmolean and Fitzwilliam museums. He is a fellow of the Royal Society of Printmakers. Often his paintings, etchings and stained glass tell a story.
His work has been shown at the Royal Society of Printmakers, London; National Print Exhibition, Mall Galleries, London; Galerie Inkt, The Hague, Holland; and the Royal West of England Academy, Bristol, to name but a few. In 2006 he was selected for the International Festival of Glass.
Frans has designed and made a set of eight windows in conjunction with the “Godiva Awakes” project. Together they tell the story of Godiva, of a thousand years of Coventry history, and of women who, like Godiva, made sacrifices for the common good.
