Eric Thake 'The Wrong Horse' - Collected by Carly seaside rhythm and vivacity

rhythm and vivacity

This etching forms part of the ‘James Joyce House of the Dead’ suite

Bold and vibrant

Beautifully executed

In this elegant drawing

Eric Thake 'The Wrong Horse' - Collected by Carly seaside rhythm and vivacityEvery year, modernist Eric Thake would send his friends a hand made Christmas card. Original linocut prints, these cards have since become canonical, each observing a changing nation through one its most distinct voices. They also speak to Thakes inner world, with this particular work coming from the collection of his friend, revered writer and curator Ursula Hoff. The Wrong Horse stems from an observation that made Thake laugh the habit horses have