Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy, 1981 - Art Collection Catalogue

Artist: Adrian Henri (1932 – 2000)

Title: Souvenir of Normandy

Year: 1981

Medium: Set of six screenprints

Dimensions: H: 87.2cm W:67.5 cm [For moving image, add duration]

Accession Number: 267 [1-6]

Acquisition info:

The screen-prints were produced at the Manchester Print Workshop which was once based in Salford. The University has a collection of prints from this Workshop, which exemplify the vibrancy of print-making practice in the 1980s.

Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy I, 1981, print. Courtesy the artist’s estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.

A collage-like screen print on cream paper with abstract dark sketches in the top right and lower centre. In the top left is a reproduction of a monocrome photograph of sheep in a field. Below is a small sketch on a white rectangle of paper showing a figure. There is a scrap of a red, white and brown label in the lower right corner. — Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy II, 1981, print. Courtesy the artist’s estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.

An abstract, collage like screenprint on a cream background. In the upper centre is a blue sketch of a tree line. Below this to the left is a scrap of a cutting reading 'gissem' in burgandy on white. To the right of this is a sketch on a white rectangle depicting a memorial statue. In the bottom right is a depiction of a simple purple flower with a green stem. — Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy III, 1981, print. Courtesy the artist’s estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.

A screenprint on cream depicts two simple trees in the upper left. Below this in the centre there is French text in red, over abstract green and brown marks, reading, ' "A la renommee de la Brioche d'Antan" A.Lanchon 1, rue Saint-Jaques Dippe' before becoming obscured by the marks. — Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy IV, 1981, print. Courtesy the artist’s estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.

A collage like screenprint on cream with an abstract landscape sketch in grey. In the top left there is a simple depiction of a flower with pink petals and a yellow stem. In the centre left is a depiction of sardines in a tin with the lid peeled back to reveal them. In the bottom right corner there is a scrap of print with bold lettering in white on blue. — Adrian Henri, Souvenir of Normandy V, 1981, print. Courtesy the artist’s estate. Photography by Museums Photography North West.