Elizabeth Harvey-Lee

RON MCBURNIE (born 1957)
Eurydice (1997 Australia)

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RON MCBURNIE (born 1957)

Original etching

Signed in pencil. Dated, entitled and numbered.

Very good.

Original etching, 1997.
One of McBurnie's "Romantic" series. Edition of 30.
Signed, dated and entitled and numbered.
"The setting for this moonlight etching was the Palmetum, a unique garden in Townsville where many different palm varieties are grown. By the silent pool sits lonely Eurydice waiting for ever for the return of Orpheus."
"The 'Romantic' etchings began as a result of my growing interest in the work produced by a small group of British artists known as 'The Ancients'. I had just purchased an etching entitled "The Hersdman's Cottage" by Samuel Palmer, the leader of the group. In it I saw possibilities for bringing a sense of wonder and mystery back into the landscape where I lived."