Anna Watkins - Olympic Rower
24” x 20” / 60.96 x 50.8cm (Edition of 8)
20” x 16” / 50.8 x 40.64cm (Edition of 25)
16” x 12” / 40.64 x 30.48cm (Edition of 50)
The Story.
In 2004 Anna made her international rowing debut, winning a gold medal in the Coxless IVs at the World Under 23 Regatta in Poznań. She switched to sculling and with her partner Elise Laverick won bronze medals at both the World Championships and at the Olympic Games in Beijing in 2008. In 2010 she began her partnership with Katherine Grainger, won the World Championships in New Zealand and they were named World Rowing Female Crew of the year, as well as the Sunday Times Women’s Sports Team of the year for 2010. In 2012 they broke the Olympic record in the semi-final of the double sculls and went on to win the gold medal for Great Britain.
“Rowing is a contradiction; as an athlete you need to unleash every muscle fibre of raw power, but at the same time be sensitive to a tiny ripple in the way the oar connects to the water. All the force that the human body can produce is transmitted to the oar through the hands, but those same hands need to exert a loose and fluid control so that the oar tip enters the water at the precise moment when efficiency will be at its absolute pinnacle. It is a game of millimetres, if this one stroke can be more perfect and our hull runs a fraction further before the next, we will have a winning margin in six minutes time.”
All prints are all archival, meaning they will last for well over 75 years. Most of his prints are reproduced on Hahnemühle Fine Art photo paper, regarded as one of the best photographic papers in the world. The majority of prints are printed using Giclée printing which reproduces incredible detail and brilliant colour, and has a higher resolution than traditional lithographic printing. All Limited Edition prints come with a Certificate of Authentication stating the print title, edition number, date of printing and are signed by the artist and stamped with his photographer's seal. The print itself is also titled, numbered and signed in pencil by the artist. All prints come with a pair of print handling gloves and a “Handling & Framing Your Print” instruction sheet.
Print sizes are quoted as the edge to edge dimensions of the paper itself, including the border around the image. Borders will vary according to the image dimensions, but will typically be between 1 to 2 ½ inches.
Each print will have a strict limitation to its edition run, plus a maximum of 2APs (Artist Proofs) marked 1/AP and 2/AP.
The 'Framed' image is for visual reference only. Room image with thanks to rawpixel.com