Drawn to the woodcuts prints of late 19th century Edvard Munch (the artist best known for ‘The Scream’), Japanese artist Shiko Munakata and the work of William Blake, John Ryrie has established himself as an adept storyteller through the medium of printmaking.

A fish with a walking cane, a pig with a snorkel - in 'Evolution', Ryrie composes an absurd and artistic re-imagining of the origin of man. Completed in his classic artistic style, there is something strangely humorous about this work.

Ryrie is an esteemed printmaker. He was awarded the Grand Prize in the Silk Cut Award for Linocut Prints and a finalist in the Geelong acquisitive print awards, and is represented at the National Gallery of Australia. For collectors of contemporary prints and visual storytelling, this work is a joyful discovery.

John RYRIE (1961 - )
'Evolution' 2016
linocut on paper
Image Size: 13 x 28 cm
Dimensions: 29 x 38 cm
Signed: Signed 'John Ryrie', editioned, titled, dated lower margin

Comes with Letter of Provenance

Condition: Excellent

(c) John Ryrie / Copyright Agency