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Walton Ford. Pancha Tantra. Art Edition No. 1–100 ‘Granary’

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Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)
Walton Ford’s large-scale watercolors of animals make up a unique anthropomorphic universe rich in sly jokes and hidden meaning. The most comprehensive survey of Ford’s oeuvre to date, this publication features 40 new works, more than 120 additional pages, and a new essay by the artist. Following the original sold-out Art Edition, this update of Pancha Tantra includes the six plate aquatint etching Granary, which depicts crimson-capped Acorn Woodpeckers guarding their cache of acorns as the Hollywood Hills—and the famed Stahl House—are threatened by wildfire.

Art Edition of 100 copies, each with the original print Granary, 2020 signed by Walton Ford
Edition of 100Hardcover, leatherbound, in slipcase, 28 x 37.4 cm, 424 pages; with the six plate aquatint etching 'Granary', 22.9 x 30.5 cm on 35.5 x 46.8 cm Rives BFK paper, signed by Walton Ford
“Walton Ford’s draftsmanship has Dürer’s woodcut muscularity, and his ambitious compositions have the sweep of Delacroix or Géricault.”
Men’s Vogue
“Think John James Audubon crossed with Hieronymus Bosch.”
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“Ford’s work in all its gory‚ hyper-real glory.”

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Walton Ford. Pancha Tantra. Art Edition No. 1–100 ‘Granary’

Walton Ford. Pancha Tantra. Art Edition No. 1–100 ‘Granary’

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Walton and the Beasts

Walton Ford’s sinister wildlife scenes in an updated edition with a signed print

At first glance, Walton Ford’s large-scale, highly detailed watercolors of animals recall the prints of 19th-century illustrators John James Audubon and Edward Lear. A closer look reveals a complex and disturbingly anthropomorphic universe, full of symbols, sly jokes, and allusions to the ‘operatic’ quality of traditional natural history.

In this stunning but sinister visual universe, beasts and birds are not mere aesthetic objects but dynamic actors in allegorical struggles: a wild turkey crushes a small parrot in its claw; a troupe of monkeys wreaks havoc on a formal dinner table; an American buffalo is surrounded by bloodied white wolves. In dazzling watercolor, the images impress as much for their impeccable realism as they do for their complex narratives.

Following the original sold-out Art Edition, this update of Pancha Tantra is the most comprehensive survey of Ford’s oeuvre to date, with 40 new works, more than 120 additional pages, and a new essay by the artist. It features dazzling details, an in-depth exploration of his visual universe, a complete biography, and excerpts from his textual inspirations: from Indian folktales and the letters of Benjamin Franklin to the Autobiography of Benvenuto Cellini and Audubon’s Ornithological Biography.

This publication comes with the original six plate aquatint etching Granary, a follow-up to Ford’s Calafia series, in which the artist explores California’s myth, folklore, and cinematic history. The print depicts crimson-capped Acorn Woodpeckers guarding their cache of acorns as the Hollywood Hills—and the famed Stahl House—are threatened by wildfire. The thrifty avians are tolerant of humans and can store up to 60,000 acorns in a single hoard, even using telephone poles and fence posts to house their provisions.

Working with master printer Peter Pettengill at Wingate Studio, New Hampshire, Ford used the traditional techniques of line etching, hard and soft ground, aquatint, spit bite, sugar lift, and drypoint to make the print Granary. The edition of 100 copies was printed by hand on 100% cotton archival-quality Rives BFK paper, using a French-made Le Deuil etching press. Each print is numbered and signed by the artist.

Art Edition of 100 leather-bound copies in a slipcase, each with a print numbered and signed by Walton Ford.
The artist

Walton Ford, born 1960, studied filmmaking at the Rhode Island School of Design, but soon realized he was a painter. For the last 25 years he has been creating large-scale narrative watercolors. His work has been widely exhibited, including solo shows at the Hamburger Bahnhof in Berlin and the Brooklyn Museum in New York.

The author

Bill Buford is an author and New Yorker staff writer, as well as the founding editor of Granta, which he edited for 16 years. His books include Among the Thugs and Heat: An Amateur’s Adventures as a Kitchen Slave. He lives in New York City with his wife and two sons.

Walton Ford. Pancha Tantra. Art Edition No. 1–100 ‘Granary’
Edition of 100Hardcover, leatherbound, in slipcase, 28 x 37.4 cm, 424 pages; with the six plate aquatint etching 'Granary', 22.9 x 30.5 cm on 35.5 x 46.8 cm Rives BFK paper, signed by Walton Ford

ISBN 978-3-8365-8171-4

Edition: Multilingual (English, French, German)
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