Over a 50-year period, John Drawbridge created over 200 limited edition mezzotints, etchings, drypoints and lithographs. Fe29 currently has over 50 of these prints, dating from 1959-2005, including signed prints, artist and printer’s proofs. All unsigned prints are provided with certificates of authenticity provided by the estate.
JOHN DRAWBRIDGE (MBE) Born: Wellington, 27th December 1930. Died: Wellington, 24th July 2005.
Drawbridge was a brilliant and diverse visual artist. He began his career as a textile designer, and, in a career spanning over fifty years, he created a challenging, exciting and varied body of work. One of New Zealand’s leading and most accomplished artists, he was awarded an MBE in 1978. His work is held in some of the world’s most celebrated collections, amongst them the British Museum and the Victoria and Albert Museum, London. In New Zealand, his work is held in institutions such as Te Papa Tongarewa (Museum of New Zealand), the Auckland City Art Gallery and the Christchurch Public Art Gallery. His New Zealand public works include the 40m long Beehive mural in the Banquet Hall, Parliament; the Expo ‘70 mural for Osaka, Japan; the New Zealand House, London, mural; and the stained glass windows, including the Stations of the Cross in the Home of Compassion Chapel, Island Bay, Wellington.
“John Drawbridge was not just a wonderful artist, he was a creative being who transcended into this world for a brief moment in time. He created a body of work that will be admired by the generations that follow him in the pursuit of creative and artistic expression.” Tony Drawbridge, June 2008, page 11, John Drawbridge.