Richard Spare

Richard Spare
Richard Spare
	Richard Spare scrim-wiping the copper plate of his drypoint 'Poppy Spray' c.1999
Born	Richard John Spare; 16 April 1951; Chelmsford, Essex, England
Education	Maidstone College of Art (1971–74), Fred Cuming, Joan Williams; ; Thomas Ross & Son (1974–77), Stubbs, Turner, Hogarth, Cruikshank, Rowlandson, Gillray, Landseer, Martin; ;
Occupations	Artist; Master printmaker;
Known for	Founder of Wellington Studios; Printmaking; drypoint; etching; painting; ;
Collaborations
David Hockney
David Hockney	The Blue Guitar (1977);
Tate Gallery	William Daniell: A Voyage Round Great Britain (1979); Ceri Richards (1979–81); George Stubbs;
British Museum	Banks' Florilegium;
Royal Academy of Arts	J. M. W. Turner aquatints; John Constable;
Jasper Johns	Untitled Series (1988);
Keith Haring	The Valley (1989–90); Untitled Series (with Sean Kalish) (1989–90);
Donald Sultan	Dominoes (1990); Playing Cards (1990–91);
Francesco Clemente	Geography (1992); Dante’s Inferno (1993);
Robert Ryman	Catalogue Raisonné (1993); Couples Portfolio (1993);
Website	richardspare.art

Richard John Spare (born 1951) is a British artist and master printmaker known primarily for his drypoints, etchings and oil paintings. He is based in London.