Elisabeth Frink

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Elisabeth Frink

Frink’s style is primal, naturalistic - conveying the spirit of the story through the naked form, animals and elements. This contrasts to the societal hierarchies of the tale tellers - finding a modern lyricism in the works.  

Dame Elisabeth Frink R.A. (British 1930-1993) was a sculptor and printmaker. Born in Suffolk, Frink studied at the Guildford School of Art (1946–1949), under Willi Soukop, and at the Chelsea School of Art (1949–1953). She became a part of British sculptors dubbed the Geometry of Fear School that included Reg Butler, Bernard Meadows, Kenneth Armitage and Eduardo Paolozzi. Frink sculpted and drew men, birds, dogs, horses and religious motifs, but very seldom any female forms - which is why the Canterbury Tales is so refreshing. Her working practice drew on archetypes of human strength, and vulnerability, a true post-war artist.
 
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  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Reeve's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Reeve's Tale
    1970
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Merchant's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Merchant's Tale
    1970
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Franklin's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Franklin's Tale
    1970
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner's Tale
    1970
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Physician's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Physician's Tale
    1970
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Shipman's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Shipman's Tale
    1970
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Squire's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Squire's Tale
    1970
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Second Nun's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Second Nun's Tale
    1970
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Manciple's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Manciple's Tale
    1970
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: Chaucer's Tale of Sir Topaz
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: Chaucer's Tale of Sir Topaz
    1970
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Prioress' Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Prioress' Tale
    1970
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Reeve's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Reeve's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Wife of Bath's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Merchant's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Merchant's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Prioress' Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Prioress' Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 820.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: Tale of Sir Thopas
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: Tale of Sir Thopas
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
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  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Nun's Priest's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Nun's Priest's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Second Nun's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Second Nun's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Manciple's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Manciple's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Clerk's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Clerk's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: Prologue
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: Prologue
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale I
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale I
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Summoner's Prologue
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Summoner's Prologue
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Squire's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Squire's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Franklin's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Franklin's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Physician's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Physician's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Pardoner's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Shipman's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Shipman's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Knight's Tale
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale II
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale II
    1971-72
    Etching with aquatint
    H71 x W52 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, Gannymede from 'Children of Gods'
    Elisabeth Frink
    Gannymede from 'Children of Gods'
    Etching and aquatint
    1988
    Edition 14/70
    H80 x W62 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 3,200.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Tale of the Nun's Priest, Chanticleer and the Fox
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Tale of the Nun's Priest, Chanticleer and the Fox
    1970
    Etching
    Edition 59/70
    H46 x W65 cm
    £ 2,200.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale I
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale I
    1970
    Etching
    Edition 66/70
    Signed, titled and numbered in pencil
    H65 x W46 cm (framed artwork)
    £ 2,600.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale II
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales: The Miller's Tale II
    1970
    Etching
    Edition 54/70
    SIgned, titled and numbered in pencil
    H65 x W46 cm (framed artwork)
    £ 2,600.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, Corrida I
    Elisabeth Frink
    Corrida I
    Lithograph
    Signed
    Ed. A/P
    H66 x W86 cm (framed dimensions)
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, Antony and Cleopatra
    Elisabeth Frink
    Antony and Cleopatra
    1982
    Artist's Proof
    Etching Ed. 175
    Sold
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales I: The Reeves Tales
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales I: The Reeves Tales
    1970
    Etching and aquatint on J Barcham Green paper
    Signed, titled and editioned in pencil
    Ed. 59/70
    H47 x W66 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 2,600.00
  • Elisabeth Frink, The Canterbury Tales I: The Millers Tale I
    Elisabeth Frink
    The Canterbury Tales I: The Millers Tale I
    1970
    Etching and aquatint on J Barcham Green paper
    Signed, titled and editioned in pencil
    Ed. 11/70
    H66 x W47 cm (framed dimensions)
    £ 2,600.00