Two pictures of a scene in a town, one in pen and watercolour, the other in felt tipped pen that were executed by Zacron. The pictures are in a common card mount which has been signed ‘Zac’ on the bottom right corner in pencil. There is a Zacron Studios, Ewell, Surrey sticker verso.
Provenance: from the estate of Zacron, born Richard Drew 1943 – 2012.
The artist known as Zacron was born Richard Drew in Sutton, England in 1943. Zacron’s artistic career was intrinsically connected to music and during his artistic training he met first Eric Clapton at Reynolds High School, Acton, London, England and then Jimmy Page whilst at Kingston College of Art. Zacron recalled how he and Jimmy became friends: ‘Jimmy visited my studio, and in his home, we discussed art and music. We decorated our guitars with experimental materials and designs, I made liquid projections using hot oils and strobes linked to the music of Jimi Hendrix’.
After winning a scholarship to the Royal Academy of Arts Schools, Zacron studied drawing from January 1965 to June 1967. Soon after completing his artistic studies Zacron briefly became a lecturer at Leeds Collage of Art under Harry Phillips, before resigning the post to found the ‘Zacron Media Centre’ in London's West End. It was after a gig at Leeds University in 1970 that the members of Led Zeppelin met with Zacron to discuss the commission of an album cover for the forthcoming release ‘Led Zeppelin III’, with Jimmy Page championing Zacron’s work. The unconventional approach was also highly complex for production and disruptive, setting back the album release date by two months. It nevertheless coincided with Led Zeppelin’s zenith of fame, they were at this time considered to be the biggest band in the world, and the delay only served to fuel anticipation. Ultimately, sales of Led Zeppelin III in the United States alone totalled 25 million copies, making it one of the most iconic covers in rock history.
During a career which spanned five decades he made an analytical spiritual exploration of the visual arts, tackling a broad range of media and themes. His work has featured in exhibitions around the world, his art has been collected by legends of the music world and is included in many significant collections.
The mount measures 46cm x 61cm (18 inches x 24 inches). There is some slightly mottling to the mount. The condition is very good plus.