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The Little Hill 1937 Original engraved woodblock, accompanied by a signed large paper proof impression of this wood engraving. The original engraved woodblock of this carefully crafted wood engraving. Unique. This item is sold together with a rare signed proof impression of this wood engraving. Both items come from the artist’s own personal collection. £440 - the pair |
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Dionysia 1918 Original engraved woodblock, accompanied by a signed large paper proof impression of this wood engraving. The original engraved woodblock of this imaginative and finely wrought wood engraving. Unique. This item is sold together with a rare signed proof impression of this wood engraving. Both items come from the artist’s own personal collection. £420 - the pair |
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The Angel of Fire c.1918 Original wood engraving by Frederick Carter and W.M.R. Quick. Very rare lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s personal collection. A particularly strong, early proof. SOLD |
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The Two Fishes 1926 Original wood engraving by Frederick Carter and W.M.R. Quick. Very rare signed lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s personal collection. A very fine early proof, prior to publication in Frederick Carter's seminal work The Dragon of the Alchemists a book of Drawings by Frederick Carter (1926). SOLD |
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The Guardian Angel 1918 Original wood engraving by Frederick Carter and W.M.R. Quick. Very rare signed lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s personal collection. An exceptionally clear early proof, prior to publication in Frederick Carter, Twenty Drawings (1918). SOLD |
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The Ship of Dreams 1918 Original wood engraving by Frederick Carter and W.M.R. Quick. Very rare signed lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s personal collection. A very strong, early proof, prior to publication in Frederick Carter, Twenty Drawings (1918). SOLD |
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The Daimon 1918 Original wood engraving by Frederick Carter and W.M.R. Quick. Very rare lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s personal collection. An early proof, prior to publication in Frederick Carter, Twenty Drawings (1918). SOLD |
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The Balance 1918 Original wood engraving by Frederick Carter and W.M.R. Quick. Very rare signed lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s personal collection. A particularly good early proof, prior to publication in Frederick Carter, Twenty Drawings (1918). SOLD |
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Anima Mundi 1926 Original wood engraving by Frederick Carter and W.M.R. Quick. Very rare signed lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s personal collection. A very fine early proof, prior to publication in Frederick Carter's seminal work The Dragon of the Alchemists a book of Drawings by Frederick Carter (1926). SOLD |
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Mnemosyne 1918 Original wood engraving by Frederick Carter and W.M.R. Quick. Very rare signed lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s personal collection. An especially fine early proof, prior to publication in Frederick Carter, Twenty Drawings (1918). SOLD |
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Bathers at the Pool c.1926 Original wood engraving by Frederick Carter and W.M.R. Quick. Very rare lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s personal collection. A beautifull clear, early proof. SOLD |
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The Dreamers 1918 Original wood engraving by Frederick Carter and W.M.R. Quick. Very rare signed lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s personal collection. An exceptionally clear early proof, prior to publication in Frederick Carter, Twenty Drawings (1918). SOLD |
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The Libation c.1918 Original wood engraving. Very rare signed lifetime proof impression, from the artist's personal collection. An outstanding proof, prior to publication. SOLD |
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The Slayer of the Dead 1926 Original engraved woodblock, accompanied by a signed large paper proof impression of this wood engraving. The original engraved woodblock of this beautifully wrought wood engraving. Unique. Together with an extremely rare lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s own personal collection. SOLD |
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The Rain of Stars 1926 Original engraved woodblock, accompanied by a signed proof impression of this wood engraving. The original engraved woodblock of this exquisitely wrought wood engraving. Unique. Together with an extremely rare lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s own personal collection. SOLD |
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The Water Pourer 1926 Original engraved woodblock, accompanied by a signed large paper proof impression of this wood engraving. The original engraved woodblock of this beautifully wrought wood engraving. Unique. Together with an extremely rare lifetime proof impression, from the artist’s own personal collection. £395 - the pair |
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The Seven Candles 1926 Original engraved woodblock, accompanied by a signed large paper proof impression of this wood engraving. The original engraved woodblock engraved for Frederick Carter’s seminal work The Dragon of the Alchemists a book of Drawings by Frederick Carter (Elkin Mathews Ltd., London, 1926). Unique.
This item is sold together with a rare signed proof large paper proof impression of this wood engraving. Both block and proof come from the artist’s personal collection – a collection which has remained intact until the present day. SOLD |
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Youth and Age (The Wandering Jew) 1928 Original etching with drypoint. Very good strong impression from the only edition of 25 signed and numbered proofs. £195 |
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Standing Nude 1932 Original engraving. Excellent impression, printed with tone. From the only edition of 25 signed but unnumbered proofs. SOLD |
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Waterloo Bridge Steps 1913 Original etching. Very good signed proof impression, printed with tone. Rare. SOLD |
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Gigolette 1907 Original etching. Frederick Carter’s first known etching, made on the back of an engraved copper plate for a business card. An extremely rare early proof impression, signed in pencil by the artist. SOLD |
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The Little Dancers 1909 Original etching. Very fine early signed proof impression. Rare. SOLD |
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Symphonie Polichinelle 1911 Original etching. One of only 50 early proof impressions printed in the first state, before the plate was cut down for the normal edition. From the artist's own private collection. SOLD |
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Clowns 1913 Original drypoint. Particularly fresh signed proof impression with rich, velvety drypoint burr. A rare early proof printed with considerable plate tone. SOLD |
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Tree of Life 1931-32 Original line engraving with drypoint. Rare pencil signed lifetime proof impression of far superior quality to the modern re-prints which have been printed from the uncancelled plate in recent years. Very fine proof impression, printed with plate tone. SOLD |
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A great believer in the power of the subconscious, Frederick Carter had experimented with automatic drawing between 1915 and 1924, along with fellow symbolist Austin Osman Spare. He hoped that this might prove to be a means of releasing suppressed associations and images from the subliminal, through which he, like the early alchemists, might discover the essence of life itself.
Frederick Carter’s deep interest in alchemy and all aspects of the supernatural and the occult, led him to produce an esoteric symbolism which is apparent throughout his work. Nowhere is this displayed more clearly than in his works for The Dragon of the Alchemists. Frederick Carter provided little or no explanation regarding the significance of his imagery which combines symbols of established religion with those of mysticism and it is likely that he intended the meaning of many of his images to remain shrouded in mystery. [ more] |
