Trevor Grimshaw
Artist Biography
Trevor Grimshaw was born in Manchester in 1947 and studied at the Stockport College of Art from 1963 to 1968. He developed a unique style working in oils, charcoal and graphite to produce atmospheric, stylised images of the northern industrial landscape, mainly in monochrome.
Trevor Grimshaw exhibited widely in the UK (including at the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy in the 1970's) as well as in the US and Germany. His work was included in the private collections of LS Lowry, Edward Heath, the Warburton Family and Gerald Kaufman.
Trevor is represented in a number of public collections, including The Tate Gallery, Salford Art Gallery, Stockport Art Gallery, Bury Art Gallery, Astley Cheetham, also Granada Television, North West Arts and the B.B.C. hold his work.
He illustrated "The Singing Street", a book of poems by Mike Harding and executed a series of lithographs for Christies Contemporary Art. He held his last show in 1996.
Tragically Trevor died in a house fire in 2001. In 2004 a major retrospective exhibition was held at Stockport Art Gallery in celebration of his life and work.
Trevor Grimshaw exhibited widely in the UK (including at the Royal Scottish Academy and the Royal Academy in the 1970's) as well as in the US and Germany. His work was included in the private collections of LS Lowry, Edward Heath, the Warburton Family and Gerald Kaufman.
Trevor is represented in a number of public collections, including The Tate Gallery, Salford Art Gallery, Stockport Art Gallery, Bury Art Gallery, Astley Cheetham, also Granada Television, North West Arts and the B.B.C. hold his work.
He illustrated "The Singing Street", a book of poems by Mike Harding and executed a series of lithographs for Christies Contemporary Art. He held his last show in 1996.
Tragically Trevor died in a house fire in 2001. In 2004 a major retrospective exhibition was held at Stockport Art Gallery in celebration of his life and work.
Available Originals
The Pennines
Townscape
Stonehenge Sketch
The Lonely House
Books and Publications Etc
Available Signed Limited Editions Etc
Unsigned Prints
|
A number of Townscape prints are available where there was damage to some of the book and it was unable to be sold as a complete item.
The books are now over 50 years old and they are not the easiest items to keep in good condition. It is difficult to find an excellent copy throughout. You have been warned! |
|
Recently Sold Items
Steam Train
