Claude Flight

Walter Claude Flight, born in London in 1881, was a British artist who left a significant mark on the printmaking world, particularly through his pioneering work with the linocut. Before dedicating himself to art, Flight explored various paths, including beekeeping, farming, and engineering. He finally settled on art, studying at the Heatherley School of Fine Art from 1913–1914 and again in 1918. It was in 1919 that he first embraced the linocut, a technique he would fervent…