09/04/2026
The Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge collaborated with the studio of Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA and the screenprinters Coriander Studio to produce a hand-signed, limited-edition run of 30 prints of Bowling’s ‘Swan’ (1964).
Made to accompany ‘Frank Bowling: Seeking the Sublime’, the museum’s current display, which spans Bowling’s seven-decade career.
Swans feature repeatedly in Bowling’s work - his lifelong fascination with the birds began in the early 1960s when he saw a swan flailing desperately beside the River Thames, covered in oil. The swan’s struggle in the 1964 painting suggests inner conflict, symbolising the complexities of the artist’s life at that time.
The prints are for sale and can be found by the link in the The Fitzwilliam Museum bio.
Frank Bowling Studio
Coriander Studio
Photos: 1. Sir Frank Bowling OBE RA in Peacock Yard, March 2026. Photo by Frederik Bowling © Frank Bowling. Courtesy Frank Bowling Archive. 2. Screen print of ‘Swan’ (1964), printed in Coriander Studio. Photography by Worton Hall Studios © 2026