Cecile Elstein (b. 1938, Cape Town, South Africa) is a printmaker, sculptor, and environmental artist based in Didsbury, South Manchester. In the 1980s, Elstein worked at the Manchester Print Workshop with the Master Printer Kip Gresham. The Workshop was based at the University of Salford until 1985. The Sisyphus Suite joins two works from Elstein already in the Collection made during this time, Small Offering (1980) and A Letter from Mrs Gould (1981).
The Sisyphus Suite was generously gifted to the University of Salford Art Collection from Cecile Elstein Studio Ltd in 2023.
Cecile Elstein, Cover Page from The Sisyphus Suite, 1979-80. Courtesy the artist. Photography by Jules Lister.
Cecile Elstein, Meeting Thanatos from The Sisyphus Suite, 1979-80. Courtesy the artist. Photography by Jules Lister.
Cecile Elstein, Confrontment fromThe Sisyphus Suite, 1979-80. Courtesy the artist. Photography by Jules Lister.
Cecile Elstein, Passion Motivation from The Sisyphus Suite, 1979-80. Courtesy the artist. Photography by Jules Lister.
Cecile Elstein, Decision from The Sisyphus Suite, 1979-80. Courtesy the artist. Photography by Jules Lister.
Cecile Elstein, Journey from The Sisyphus Suite, 1979-80. Courtesy the artist. Photography by Jules Lister.
Cecile Elstein, Construction from The Sisyphus Suite, 1979-80. Courtesy the artist. Photography by Jules Lister.
Cecile Elstein, Resolution from The Sisyphus Suite, 1979-80. Courtesy the artist. Photography by Jules Lister.
