Frank Short
British printmaker, 1857–1945
Short was responsible for the revival of the mezzotint process in England, usually working his plates directly from nature. On the encouragement of John Ruskin, Short made many mezzotints after the paintings of Turner and other notable painters. However, it is his original compositions in the medium, often featuring watery foregrounds that count among the true masterpieces of English printmaking. His usually dramatic compositions consistently reflect the simplicity of the etched work of Rembrandt and Whistler and his interpretation of light through the mezzotint process has seldom been matched.
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English painter and etcher, 1893–1962
British etcher, mezzotinter, and painter, 1887–1934
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