The Harry and Margery Boswell Art Collection: Artworks

Adrian Wiszniewski (born 1958)

For Max

1988
Limited edition artist's book of 25 linocuts
HC2003.28

Adrian Wiszniewski was born in Glasgow and studied at Glasgow School of Art from 1979 to 1983.   He is well known for his figurative images.   These prints are the first linocuts created by Wiszniewski and are carried out in his distinctive linear style.   For Max is a pictorial narrative without words.

The book is made up of 25 prints, each print being a single linocut of one colour on paper.   The prints tell the story of a man who discovers a strange object in a box and sets out to discover its function.   The artist made a limited edition of 100 copies of   For Max . The work is a dedication to his son Max, who was born in 1987.

Adrian Wiszniewski, For Max, Title Page, about 1988.

Adrian Wiszniewski, For Max, about 1988.

Adrian Wiszniewski, For Max, about 1988.

Adrian Wiszniewski, For Max, about 1988.

Adrian Wiszniewski, For Max, colophon page, showing written details of how the book of linocuts was made, about 1988.