COVID – 19 has denied
athletes, from the casual to the professional, the outlet of competition,
comradery and even livelihood. Seasons are cancelled, courts, alleys, pools and
courses are closed. In France running in public is banned during the day…
In celebration of the
denied athlete in all of us, let’s look at a few prints by John Copley:
John Copley 1875-1950
John Copley made over 253
lithographs and 155 etchings. He and his wife, lithographer, Ethel Gabain, are
considered amongst the pre-eminent lithographers in the first half of the
twentieth century.
In the 1948 London
Olympics, in which Art Contests were a sport. John Copley was awarded the
silver medal in Graphic Art. John Copley remains the oldest-ever recipient of
an Olympic medal.
Tennis players
1918 Lithograph
Athletes Dressing
1912 Lithograph
Athletes Rubbing
Themselves Down
1912 Lithograph
Horses Turning Into a
Canter
1937 Lithograph
The Archeress
1909 Lithograph
Three Bathers
1927 Etching,
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