Henry Stuart Brown (1871 − 1941)
Henry Stuart Brown was born in West Lothian, Scotland. Stuart Brown regarded etching as a hobby to be indulged when not running the family business or fox hunting. His first published works date from 1901 and his subject matter was mostly landscapes worked directly on the plate from nature and reflected of a feeling of plein air. In all he made some 200 prints.
Further reading:
Kenneth Guichard, British Etchers 1850-1940, Robin Garton, London 1977
Glossary
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Etching
An intaglio process whereby a metal plate (normally copper, zinc or steel) is covered with an acid-resistant layer of rosin mixed with wax. With a sharp point, the artist draws through this ground to reveal the plate beneath. The plate is then placed in an acid bath (a water and acid solution) and the acid bites into the metal plate where the drawn lines have exposed it. The waxy ground is cleaned off and the plate is covered in ink and then wiped clean, so that ink is retained only in the etched lines. The plate can then be printed through an etching press. The strength of the etched lines depends on the length of time the plate is left in the acid bath.
Work Themes (3)
Past exhibitions
CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PRINTS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE WAKEFIELD COLLECTION
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1950
- Fiji, Suva, FIJI ARTS CLUB
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1949
- New Zealand, Hamilton, WAIKATO MUSEUM OF ART & HISTORY
- New Zealand, Rotorua, SOCIETY OF ARTS
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1948
- New Zealand, Auckland, CITY ART GALLERY
- New Zealand, Wellington, NATIONAL ART GALLERY
- New Zealand, Napier
- New Zealand, Wanganui, WHANGANUI REGIONAL MUSEUM
- Australia, Brisbane, QUEENSLAND ART GALLERY
- Australia, Sydney, ART GALLERY OF NEW SOUTH WALES
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1947
- Australia, Hobart, TASMANIAN MUSEUM AND ART GALLERY
- Australia, Melbourne, MELBOURNE ROYAL EXHIBITION BUILDING
- Australia, Adelaide, ART GALLERY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA
- Australia, Perth, ART GALLERY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA
- UK, London, VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM
EXPOSICION DE ARTE BRITANICO CONTEMPORANEO
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1943
- Brazil, Rio De Janeiro
NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR
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1940
- USA, Chicago, ARTS CLUB OF CHICAGO
- USA, Boston, MUSEUM OF FINE ARTS
- USA, Toledo, TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART
- Canada, Montreal, Quebec, ART ASSOCIATION OF MONTREAL
- Canada, Toronto, Ontario, ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO
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1939
- Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, NATIONAL GALLERY OF CANADA
- USA, New York, BRITISH PAVILION WORLD'S FAIR
