Modern British Gallery offers a large selection of affordable oils, watercolours and limited edition prints by major British artists.

SHIRLEY SMITH, Richard

Richard Shirley Smith (b.1935) studied at the Slade School of Fine Art and in Rome. His work has included paintings, illustrated books, trompe-l’eoil murals, engravings and bookplates. All these works reflect his interests in Italian architecture, theatre, classical ruins, surrealism and still-life. Murals include decorations at Eaton Square, Princes Gate, Kensington Palace Gardens and others outside London. Retrospective at The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford. After the exhibition the museum acquired all his available engravings for their print room. Engravings have been acquired by the British Museum and the V&A. The Bodleian Library has requested his main archive.

Artworks:

Bembo Funerary Arms £40

Signed wood engraving, printed by Libanus in 1985. Edition size of 100. Block size: 6cm x 9cm plus full borders. Mounted.

Cornucopia £40

Signed wood engraving, printed by Libanus in 1985. Edition size of 100. Block size: 8cm x 5.5cm plus full borders. Mounted.

Arms of Pope Leo X £40

Signed wood engraving, printed by Libanus in 1985. Edition size of 100. Block size: 6cm x 10cm plus full borders. Mounted.

Medallion £40

Signed wood engraving, printed by Libanus in 1985. Edition size of 100. Block size: 7.5cm x 5cm plus full borders. Mounted.

Triple £40

Signed wood engravings, printed by Libanus in 1985. Edition size of 100. Largest block size: 4.5cm x 11cm plus full borders. Mounted.

Double 6 £40

Signed wood engravings, printed by Libanus in 1985. Edition size of 100. Largest block size: 4.5cm x 4.5cm plus full borders. Mounted.