Laneham 1923

F. L. Griggs made 'Laneham' in 1923 using etching on paper. Imagine Griggs hunched over a copper plate, carefully drawing with a sharp needle. Each tiny mark, a deliberate stroke, building up this detailed image of a quiet, almost melancholic scene. Look at how the lines create texture – the rough stone of the old building, the tangled grass. I can almost feel the stillness of the place, that sense of time passing, and something ancient weathering away. What was Griggs thinking about as he made this? Was he thinking about the past? Griggs’ print reminds us of the tradition of printmakers like Dürer or Rembrandt, each with their own way of seeing, interpreting, and then re-presenting the world to us. I think artists are always in conversation with each other across time, inspired by what they see and how other artists interpret their world.