Bathers at the Pool c.1926 |
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Original wood engraving by Frederick Carter and W.M.R. Quick.
S 143 x 80 mm; I 109 x 47 mm
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Original Fredrick Carter wood engraving.
Very rare lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s personal collection. A particularly strong, early proof.
This apparently unpublished wood engraving is related to Frederick Carter’s published engraving entitled The Bathers, an image which was designed for his seminal publication, The Dragon of the Alchemists, issued in 1926.
Proof impressions from Frederick Carter’s blocks are very rare, the few proofs printed during Frederick Carter’s lifetime having been solely for private use or for distribution amongst the artist’s personal friends. This design was drawn directly onto the prepared wood block by Frederick Carter; the block was then cut and worked in detail by either Carter himself or his assistant, W.M.R. Quick, to produce the finished wood engraving.
On fine simile Japan paper, with full margins. Very fine original condition. |
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