Norman Ackroyd
Rooted in the wild serenity of the Yorkshire Dales, Norman Ackroyd etched the British landscape into memory—his acid-bitten plates and open-air techniques capturing both the physical and poetic essence of place, earning him recognition as one of Britain’s most revered printmakers.
Norman Ackroyd (1938-2024) was one of Britain’s foremost landscape artists, renowned for his mastery of aquatint. Over more than half a century, he recorded the coastal landscapes of the British Isles with striking sensitivity. His deep affinity for the remotest margins of the country was evident in the lyrical way he captured the drama of wind and water that shaped these places, setting it down with waxes and acids on copper.
Ackroyd was elected a Royal Academician in 1991 and was made Senior Fellow of the Royal College of Art in 2000. He lived and worked in London
“Knowing the history of a place is absolutely essential to recording it as an image – but the process by which this history manifests itself remains mysterious. It is a kind of alchemy, perhaps, or a type of poetry. I’m interested in making an emotional response, rather than just recording what is there.”
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