The lambretta boys
Etching & aquatint 300 x 300 mm
30 + 3 artist's proofs
Hannemuhle Etching Not surface 140Lbs
£195.00
This print originated after aconversation with the son in law of a gallery owner who had complained that motorcycles were predominant in pictures and why didn't artists ever depict scooters. Being a past scooter rider (my first form of transport), I acknowledged his disappointment. A recent sketch needed an element to complete the composition, two advance riders with another couple further back down the road. It reminded me of the breakdowns I encountered as a lambretta Innocenti rider, three punctures on one ride.(Not impressed).1st to go was the rear wheel, changed
the wheel for the spare, managed to find a garage open on a Sunday and duly had it fixed. Set off again, 3 miles further the front tyre punctured, changed the wheel, then 4 miles from home the back wheel gave up altogether.