{"title":"Gil COWLEY","description":"\u003cp\u003eBorn in Portland, Oregon, Gil Cowley (Gilbert Henry Cowley) studied at the Art Academy of Cincinnati (1959-1963), and then a further two years at the Cleveland Institute of Art (1964-1965).  Between these two parts of his training, Cowley spent time in Paris working mostly at \u003cem\u003eAtelier 17\u003c\/em\u003e, thanks in part to the Wilder Traveling Award from his alma mater in Cincinnati.  While there, likely from fall 1963 to spring 1964, Cowley soaked up both the technical and esthetic lessons provided by Stanley William Hayter and the many artists who frequented the studio assiduously.  Both monochromatic and color compositions came out of Cowley’s hands at that time.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAfter graduating, a career as an illustrator, then as a highly acclaimed art director and producer, left Cowley little time to make more prints.  Cowley worked for CBS and then Discovery for 17 years each.  The abstract etchings and viscosity prints from those few prolific months spent in Paris seem to be the bulk of what Cowley has created as a printmaker.  To this day Cowley, who now lives in Harpers Ferry (West Virginia) still draws and paints.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"behind-the-pines","title":"Behind the Pines","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis work is on hold for a client. Please email to check availability.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eColor intaglio and viscosity print on wove paper, February 1964.\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 10. \u003cbr\u003eSigned, dated “2\/64” and numbered in pencil.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COWLEY, Gil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":14808883167274,"sku":"","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/Gil_Cowley_-_Gilbert_Henry_Cowley_-_Behind_the_Pines_-_color_intaglio_etching_aquatint_-_color_viscosity_-_Stanley_William_Hayter_-_Atelier_17_-_detail.jpg?v=1555979240"},{"product_id":"parc-de-montsouris","title":"Parc de Montsouris","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003eColor viscosity intaglio on wove paper.\u003cbr\u003eEdition of 10.\u003cbr\u003eSigned, dated “2\/64”, annotated \"PARIS\", and numbered in pencil.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COWLEY, Gil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":32071686094890,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/GilCowley-ParcdeMontssouris-Paris-Atelier17-colorviscosity-February1964-detail.jpg?v=1602717722"},{"product_id":"5eme-arrondissement","title":"5eme Arrondissement","description":"\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eIntaglio printed in black ink on wove paper, 1963.\u003cbr\u003eStated edition of 25.\u003cbr\u003eSigned, titled, dated “12\/63”, numbered and annotated “Paris” in pencil.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-mce-fragment=\"1\"\u003eMaybe by the time the Holidays were coming around, and Gil Cowley had spent half a year in Paris, the 5th had become home. Atelier 17, where Cowley worked day-in-day-out, was near Montparnasse, in the 14th arrondissement. Cowley also depicted the \u003cem\u003eParc de Montsouris\u003c\/em\u003e, in the 13th.  Seemingly, that piece of the proverbial Parisian pie on the left bank became his stomping grounds. While abstraction dominates his prints, lines of demarkation, shading, and color, seem to have been inspired by the city, since he would sometimes refer to Paris in his prints of that time.  This is a strongly contrasted and textured composition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"COWLEY, Gil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":38346433921223,"sku":"","price":350.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/products\/GilCowley-5emeArrondisment-December1963-intaglio-mixedmedia-detail.jpg?v=1614028089"},{"product_id":"earth","title":"Earth","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eColor viscosity intaglio on Arches wove paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eStated edition of 10, but according to the artist likely not printed in full.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003ePrinted while the artist worked at Atelier 17 in Paris (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/blogs\/news\/gil-cowley-a-path-to-and-from-atelier-17\" title=\"Gil Cowley - A Path to and from Atelier 17\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003esee our article\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003cbr\u003eSigned, titled, dated “2\/64”, numbered and annotated “Paris” (in the bottom right sheet edge) in pencil. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eNOTE: THIS WORK IS ON HOLD FOR A CUSTOMER. Please inquire about availability.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"COWLEY, Gil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45285667766508,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/GilCowley-Earth-colorviscosityaquatint-February1964-editionof10-numbered4of10-Atelier17-detail.jpg?v=1717888559"},{"product_id":"untitled-february-1964","title":"Untitled – February 1964","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eColor viscosity intaglio on wove paper.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eStated edition of 10, but according to the artist likely not printed in full.\u003cbr\u003ePrinted while the artist worked at Atelier 17 in Paris (\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/blogs\/news\/gil-cowley-a-path-to-and-from-atelier-17\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Gil Cowley: A Path to and from Atelier 17\" rel=\"noopener\"\u003esee our article\u003c\/a\u003e).\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan style=\"mso-bidi-font-family: Calibri; mso-bidi-theme-font: minor-latin;\"\u003eSigned, dated “2\/64”, numbered and annotated “Paris 8 – 8” (in the bottom right sheet edge) in pencil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c!----\u003e","brand":"COWLEY, Gil","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45285672681708,"sku":"","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/GilCowley-Untitled2.64-colorviscosityaquatint-February1964-numbered4of10-Atelier17-detail.jpg?v=1717889102"}],"url":"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/collections\/gil-cowley\/subject_city+scale_small+technique_etching+technique_aquatint.oembed","provider":"Armstrong Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}