Anthony Gross (British 1905-1984) Etching of a French Street, signed and dated 1923 bottom right, titled bottom left, framed. Measurements 14.5 x 20 cm (PL), frame 24.5 x 30 cm

Label verso: A.F. Hodges, Stourbridge

Anthony Gross (1905-1984) was a British etcher and painter, born in London. Around the time this etching is dated Gross was training at the Central School of Arts and Crafts, Academie Julien and Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris He was taught etching under Jozef Hecht and was a lifelong friend of Stanley William Hayter. During World War Two he was appointed as an official war artist which saw him create depictions of English coastal defences and training grounds as well as being posted to the front lines of India and Burma, and was present at D-Day. His style is characterised by the use of variegated marks to express tone and texture rather than cross-hatching. Post-war, Gross divided his time between London and le Boulve. In 1965 he created the first President of the Printmakers Council and in 1982 awarded a CBE

Anthony Gross (1905-1984) was a British etcher and painter, born in London. He studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, Ecole des Beaux-Arts in Paris and at the Academia de San Fernando in Madrid. He was taught etching under Jozef Hecht and was a lifelong friend of Stanley William Hayter. During World War Two he was appointed as an official war artist which saw him create depictions of English coastal defences and training grounds as well as being posted to the front lines of India and Burma, and was present at D-Day. His style is characterised by the use of variegated marks to express tone and texture rather than cross-hatching. Post-war, Gross divided his time between London and le Boulve. In 1965 he created the first President of the Printmakers Council and in 1982 awarded a CBE.