Mackenzie Thorpe (Contemporary British), Walking in the Rain, photo lithograph, 775/850 edition, dated 2000, Artist Proof /85, signed bottom right, mounted and framed. Measurements 19 x 35.5 cm, framed measurements 47 x 62.5 cm.

Certificate of Authenticity verso, Washinton Green Fine Art Publishing Company Ltd.

Mackenzie Thorpe (b.1956) is a British contemporary artist from Middlesbrough. He began his working life in ship building before studying at the Cleveland College of Art and Design and the Byam Shaw College of Art in London. Upon his return to the North, Thorpe founded the Arthaus gallery in Richmond. His work is predominantly abstract, ranging from more accessible figures to challenging pieces exploring themes such as isolation and human struggle, many influenced by his childhood growing up in working-class North East. He has received a number of honours including an Honorary Masters Degree from Teeside University and an Honorary Professorship from Seisa University in Japan. Thorpe was appointed as the official artist for 2019 Tour de Yorkshire and in 2019 launched a world tour 'From the Heart' to as a 30 year retrospective.