A richly detailed colour mezzotint by English artist Lawrence Josset. Aristocratic figures on a golf course, a grand estate glimpsed beyond the trees. Sporting art at its most refined.
Medium: Colour Mezzotint — Print from Engraving
Artist: Lawrence Josset (English, 1910–1995)
Period: 20th Century
Condition: Excellent
Provenance: Private Collection
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Lawrence Josset was one of England’s most accomplished sporting artists of the 20th century. He worked primarily in mezzotint, a printmaking technique that produces extraordinarily rich tonal gradations. Josset brought the world of early golf to life with warmth and authority that few artists have matched.
The Practice Shot captures a moment of aristocratic leisure with quiet precision. A gentleman takes his swing while companions look on — a caddie in yellow livery, a hound at rest, the grounds of a grand estate stretching into the background. The atmosphere is unhurried and entirely convincing.
Mezzotint suits this subject well. The velvety darks and subtle colour transitions give the scene a warmth that feels almost painterly, far removed from the flatness of a reproduction print. This is a work that earns its place on the wall of anyone who appreciates either the history of golf or the history of fine printmaking.
