Harry Holland: Drawings

A magnificent new book of Harry Holland’s stunning

drawings (Harry Holland Drawings) will be published

this month by Bird Eye books, an imprint of Graffeg.

Harry Holland is widely celebrated as one of Britain’s

finest figurative artists. Born in Glasgow in 1941, he

trained at St. Martin’s School of Art from 1965-1969 –

having his first solo exhibition there in ‘69. 

His work appears in a wide range of public collections including the Tate Gallery, London,

Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, British

Museum, London, Heineken Collection, Amsterdam,

National Portrait Gallery, Canada, and the Senate

of the Italian Republic, Rome. 

Praise for Harry Holland’s work

‘Harry Holland is an artist who seems to contradict

most of the preconceptions we currently bring to

contemporary art.’ Edward Lucie-Smith

‘In the nature and quality of his personal vision he

stands quite alone.’ William Packer

 ‘He likes to go behind the semblance of things

and ask questions that never have answers.’ Anita

Nardon

Harry Holland 

 Holland, now 83, moved to Cardiff in 1973 where he

lives and works. Using classical techniques to realise his contemporary figurative work, Holland incorporates motifs such as mythology and pathos to imbue his work with an enigmatic timelessness. The storytelling element in his work makes the narrative personal to the observer. His work explores universal truths that are often hard to articulate, yet are resonant to the human experience.

Through a lifetime of dedication to his craft, he

has established himself as a leading influence in

academic art as well as modern fine art.

 The book includes a foreword by fellow artist and

long-time friend, John MacFarlane, and valuable

insights from the artist himself about his drawing

and painting process.

For further information on Harry's work visit his website at https://harry-holland.com/

Press and Media Information

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