The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of December 10, 2023

Saracen Heads: Johnie

1987

Peter Howson

(British, b. 1958)

England, 20th century

Etching

Support: Arches heavy weight white wove paper

Sheet: 56.6 x 37.8 cm (22 5/16 x 14 7/8 in.); Platemark: 33.3 x 24.9 cm (13 1/8 x 9 13/16 in.)

Gift of 15 members of The Print Club of Cleveland's 1997 United Kingdom trip 1997.235

© Artists Right Society (ARS), New York

Impression: artist's proof

Location

not on view

Description

One of Scotland's most famous contemporary artists, Howson made these etched portraits of people he met at his local pub, the Saracen. They are all strong, realistic renditions of time-worn faces in gritty Glasgow.

Inscriptions

Inscription

in graphite, below image: "A/P / "Johnie" / Howson '87"

Exhibition history

Cleveland, Ohio: The Cleveland Museum of Art; September 17 - November 26, 2000. "From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg: Recently Acquired Prints."

From Rembrandt to Rauschenberg: Recently Acquired Prints. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (September 17-November 26, 2000).

Source URL: https://www.clevelandart.org/art/1997.235