Ex Libris £250
Original pencil study contributing to the composition for the W. Ruhr ‘Ex Libris’ wood engraving (please see ‘BRANGWYN, Frank’ for illustration). Signed with initials. Fold
Frank Brangwyn (1867-1956) was born in Bruges, Belgium. His earliest artistic mentors were Arthur Heygate Mackmurdo, William Morris and Siegfried Bing. Brangwyn was an independent artist, working on both large and small scale projects, ranging from murals, oil paintings, watercolours, etchings, woodcuts and lithographs to designs for architecture, interiors, stained glass, furniture, carpets, ceramics and jewellery, as well as book illustrations, Elected RA in 1919, knighted in 1924.
Original pencil study contributing to the composition for the W. Ruhr ‘Ex Libris’ wood engraving (please see ‘BRANGWYN, Frank’ for illustration). Signed with initials. Fold
The wood engraving for which the pencil work is a study)
Signed etching, plate measures 24cm x 17.3cm plus full borders. A rare engraving detailing the composition used in the bottom right corner of the published
Signed etching, plate measures 19cm x 14.4cm plus full borders. Conservation mounted.
Signed photogravure, plate measuring 21cm x 23cm plus borders. Conservation mounted.