Valerie Thornton

About Valerie Thornton

Valerie Thornton worked at the printmaker S.W. Hayter's Atelier 17 in Paris in 1954, and from that time, etching became her primary medium. The architecture of medieval churches, in particular those of the Romanesque period, inspired her throughout her life, and she made frequent working trips to Spain, France and Italy in search of material for her etchings. Her prints capture the solidity and order of early medieval wall drawings and carvings.

Peper Harow
1976
Etching, 62/70, 39 x 62 cm
Bequeathed by Lorna Close 1995.

Santo Domingo de Silos
1976
Etching, 41/70, 34 x 20 cm
Bequeathed by Lorna Close 1995.

St Benoit sur Loire
1989
Etching, 40/45, 52 x 35 cm
Donated by Michael Chase 1992.