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Myth, fable and flowing line: mythological interpretations and Aesop's fables in steel and copper-plate etching, drawing on Greek myth and Robert Burns.

Thalia, an etching by Bruce Thomson of a seated figure in rose and gold on deep aubergine, head bowed and one knee drawn up — Thalia · Etching

Thessaly, an etching by Bruce Thomson of centaurs playing polo across a ploughed field with palms and a low sun behind — Thessaly (Centaurs Playing Polo) · Etching

The Wolf & the Crane, an etching by Bruce Thomson of the crane drawing a bone from the wolf's throat, printed in rainbow colour on blue — The Wolf & the Crane · Etching

Windy City with Saluki I, an etching by Bruce Thomson of a woman with a blown umbrella and a saluki lifted off its feet beside a tower block — Windy City with Saluki I · Etching

Europa and the Bull, an etching plate by Bruce Thomson, the princess carried by the white bull with a moon behind them — Europa and the Bull · Etching plate

Blue Girl with Straw Hat II, an etching plate by Bruce Thomson, a face tilted under a wide red brim above a blue dress — Blue Girl with Straw Hat II · Etching plate

The Tailor, an etching by Bruce Thomson of a woman in a gold dress with a man kneeling at her hem and a sewing machine behind — The Tailor · Etching

Highland Currents, an etching by Bruce Thomson, bands of blue, rose and green running together like water in a gorge — Highland Currents · Etching

Thalia, Aglaia and Euphrosyne, an etching by Bruce Thomson of the Three Graces in rose and gold against black — Thalia, Aglaia and Euphrosyne · Etching

The Cat and Venus, an etching by Bruce Thomson of a falling figure with Venus above and a cat at the foot, the fable written out beneath — The Cat and Venus · Etching

Bulle, an etching by Bruce Thomson, a boat above and two bubbles sinking through dark water, the larger holding a sleeping face — Bulle · Etching

Centaur, a drypoint by Bruce Thomson of the half-horse, half-human figure of Greek myth in a few dragged lines — Centaur · Etching

Blue Girl with Straw Hat, an etching by Bruce Thomson, a head turned away under an orange-brimmed hat above a blue shoulder — Blue Girl with Straw Hat · Etching

Organic Abstractions, four small etchings by Bruce Thomson mounted together, the same folded ribbed forms in four colourways — Organic Abstractions · Etching

Red Nail Polish, an etching by Bruce Thomson in white line on black, a woman leaning back painting her toenails — Red Nail Polish · Etching

Shadowed Steps by Bruce Thomson, a row of blue and green shoe forms against black drips over a spectrum of colour — Shadowed Steps · Etching

Reverie, a figurative etching by Bruce Thomson of a woman with cascading silver curls wrapped in her own arms — Reverie · Etching

Landscape IV, an etching by Bruce Thomson, a soft green and pink ground crossed by a hatched ridge with a path running through it — Landscape IV · Etching

Leda and the Swan, an etching by Bruce Thomson in red line on blue, the swan bending over the standing figure of Leda — Leda & the Swan · Etching

Steel Etching after Rodin by Bruce Thomson, a figure with arms raised above her head and her shift falling away, in grey and white on black — Steel Etching after Rodin · Etching

Truth and the Traveller, an etching by Bruce Thomson of a traveller on a donkey turning towards the figure of Truth in the wilderness — Truth and the Traveller · Etching

The Wolf and the Crane, the etched plate by Bruce Thomson, the crane bent over the wolf's open jaws cut into a dark blue ground — The Wolf and the Crane (plate) · Etching

Rafale, an etching by Bruce Thomson of a figure wrapped in red holding an umbrella blown inside out against a deep teal ground — Rafale · Etching

Unicorn Among the Blooms, an etching by Bruce Thomson in white line on black, a unicorn among trumpet flowers — Unicorn Among the Blooms · Etching

Butterfly, an etching by Bruce Thomson, shell and spiral forms arranged into wings against a hatched blue ground — Butterfly · Etching

Fluid Dynamics, an etching by Bruce Thomson, two blue plates on a dark ground with red and yellow forms spilling between them — Fluid Dynamics · Etching

Dunes, an etching by Bruce Thomson of reclining body forms rendered like dunes against a striated orange ground — Dunes · Etching plate

Sleeping Woman, an etching by Bruce Thomson, a figure lying asleep in black line on a narrow red-orange plate — Sleeping Woman · Etching

The Dragon Wooed the Maid with Gifts, an etching by Bruce Thomson of a dragon offering a gift to a young woman on a rust and blue ground — The Dragon Wooed the Maid with Gifts · Etching

The Cat and the Ailing Birds, an etching by Bruce Thomson of bird forms in rose, gold and plum, an Aesop's fable subject — The Cat and the Ailing Birds · Etching

Lutte, an etching by Bruce Thomson printed in black, two bodies locked together and abstracted into looping pale forms — Lutte · Etching

Nocturnal Bones, an etching by Bruce Thomson of a horse skeleton in white line on black beneath a moon, with a jagged ridge below — Nocturnal Bones · Etching

Abstract Etching Heart, an etching by Bruce Thomson in deep green and black, smooth folded forms reading as leaf and ribcage — Abstract Etching Heart · Etching

Bulle, an etching by Bruce Thomson printed in green, a boat above and two bubbles sinking through dark water over a reclining figure — Bulle (mermaid) · Etching

Windy City with Saluki II, an etching by Bruce Thomson of a woman with a blown umbrella and a saluki tumbling upside down at her feet — Windy City with Saluki II · Etching

Seed Pods, a luminous grey etching by Bruce Thomson of smooth ovoid pod forms traced by glowing white contour lines — Seed Pods · Etching

The Witches' Revelry, an etching by Bruce Thomson of the witches' sabbath from Tam o' Shanter, dancing figures and a skeleton in dense black — The Witches' Revelry · Etching

Still Life with Aubergines, an etching plate by Bruce Thomson of fruit and vegetables piled on a cloth in heavy black outline — Still Life with Aubergines · Etching plate

Theban Requiem, an etching by Bruce Thomson of a large frog climbing through swirling hatched line above a row of small animal skulls — Theban Requiem · Etching

Leda and the Swan II, an etching by Bruce Thomson in blue and white, the swan above a kneeling figure with a crescent moon in the corner — Leda and the Swan II · Etching

The Red Shoes, an etching by Bruce Thomson of four red shoes standing in a row against a pale blue-green ground — The Red Shoes · Etching

Echoes in Form, an etching by Bruce Thomson in grey and black, ribbed shell forms folding over one another like drapery — Echoes in Form · Etching

Body on the Beach, an etching by Bruce Thomson, a reclining body abstracted into pale ovals and green planes beside blue waves — Body on the Beach · Etching

Plumage, a vivid etching by Bruce Thomson of swirling feathered forms in yellow, magenta and blue with eye spots like a peacock's tail — Plumage · Etching

Seasonal Etchings, a pair of plates by Bruce Thomson, green and gold holly with red berries on one and red leaves over a domed building on the other — Seasonal Etchings · Etching

Long-Tailed Mermaid, a hand-coloured etching by Bruce Thomson of a blue mermaid coiled around her own tail — Long-Tailed Mermaid · Etching

Long-Tailed Mermaid, an etching by Bruce Thomson printed in white line on black, the mermaid coiled around her own tail — Long-Tailed Mermaid (Black and White) · Etching

Woman in a Red Hat · Etching

Venus and the Cat, an etching by Bruce Thomson of a falling figure with Venus seated above and cats at the foot, on a green splattered ground — Venus and the Cat · Etching

Truth and the Traveller (II), a hand-coloured Aesop etching with the fable inscribed beneath, by Bruce Thomson — Truth and the Traveller (II) · Etching

The Road to Tomintoul in February, an etching by Bruce Thomson of snow lying in diagonal bands across a hill with a single cottage on the road — The Road to Tomintoul in February · Etching

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