BOSTOCK, James

James Bostock (1917-2006) was a British wood-engraver and artist. From 1936 to 1939 he undertook post-graduate study at the Royal College of Art where his tutors included Edward Bawden, Eric Ravilious, Paul Nash and John Nash. It was there that he first became attracted to printmaking, and especially wood engraving. He was awarded RCA certificates in etching, wood engraving and lithography, and the ARCA diploma. By 1950 he had been elected a member of both the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (later the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers) and the Society of Wood Engravers. He exhibited regularly at the annual exhibitions of these societies and his work was often included in the Royal Academy summer shows. Museums and international institutions acquired his wood engravings and Bostock quietly secured his position within the print world. It was not until retirement from teaching in 1978, and a resultant flurry of artistic activity, that James Bostock’s work came before a wider audience. His work is to be found in the British Museum, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Council collection, the Hunt Botanical Library, Pittsburgh and many private collections.

Artworks:

‘The Garden’ (1952) SOLD

Signed colour woodcut printed in olive green, yellow, orange and black on thin wove paper. A rare example of a signed proof. Exhibited SWE in