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Hi folks

something i found in a charity shop yesterday (£3)
thought it was gonna be easy to find artist, K Harrington ? 2/20 Nairobi 1968
but have found nothing

a part of the title is missing from a tear
any idea what kind of print it is ?
not massively fond of it, just thought it would be an easy sale
any thoughts or info appreciated

 

Nice,almost has a Hawaiian Shirt vibe.I like it's vibrancy.

 

Perhaps it said "Diani Beach."

Debora

 

Ha ! it so does, had a 50s one like it before

 

thats a great shout, thanks deb

 

In looking up Kenyan artists the name Kamal Shah (b.1953) Nairobi artist came up.,And in his biography it reads "In Nairobi school he took up art as a subject.Keith Harrington an English artist,was his teacher for six years" Given that 1968 is the date on your picture,this Keith Harrington may most likely be your artist.Unfortunately not able to find much more information or artwork by him

 

brilliant. thanks for the info mate, just found the article

https://www.awaazmagazine.com/volum...omparable-artist-who-bridges-three-continents

what a shame theres no other info on him

 

How big is the image?

 

Mentioned in Google books. 1961 and 1984. Must have been an expat of long-standing.

Debora

 

Ah, there's an obituary on the Prince of Wales School in Nairobi's web site. Nickname "Josh." And an entry from him below. Art Master 1962-1976. Ended up in the U.S.

https://www.oldcambrians.com/Obituary-Harrington,Keith.html

Debora

 

Mention here too.

https://www.facebook.com/media/set/...zOeWMnzXP-YrLmk4knuH2yFqrfAuJj9nRmdx-utA&_rdr

Debora

 

hi mos, the viewable part is 12 by 9 inches
image is 11 by 7 3/4 inches

 

Given its size, I don't think it's a serigraph. The other options are probably either a stencil print, or a woodblock/linoblock print. Not sufficiently familiar with those techniques to make a guess.

 

I think it's a lithograph. There's some techniques in there, particularly the mottled red in the lower left, that would be difficult to do in other media, and the shapes aren't what you'd expect in a typical linocut, too rounded.