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animal painting under W. Frank Calderon. He lived at
The Abbots, Sulhamstead Abbots from 1913 to 1914
and was church warden of St Mary's, the local church.
His first drawings were published in The Graphic in
1891.
Condition: Laid to baord , light foxing to title space
[27415]
£500
18. Wiltshire Field Barn
Wood engraving
Howard Phipps
1983
Image 90 x 115 mm
mounted
Artists proof.
Signed and inscribed by the artist.
Portaits from the second series of Nicholson’s
Twelve Portraits. Masterpieces of subtle satire,
Twelve Portraits is generally credited as being
Nicholson's greatest set. It includes depictions of
Queen Victoria, Sarah Bernhardt, Whistler, Kipling
and Mark Twain. Early in 1901 a second series of 12
portraits was proposed. Heinemann sent Nicholson a
list of suggested sitters in July, but work on the
project proceeded very slowly and it was not until
the summer of 1902 that the portraits were finally
delivered.
Howard Phipps (b.1954) is a painter, printmaker and
illustrator with a special interest in wood engraving. He
studied painting at the Gloucestershire College of Art
between 1971 and 1975 specialising in engraving since
the late 1970's. With a particualr interest in the
landscape of the Dorset and Wiltshire downs, his
images of the country side, all drawn on location,
capture a recognisable sense of atmosphere and place.
[27712]
£140
19. ‘Op It!
Chromolithograph
Cecil Aldin
Published by Richard Wyman & Co. Ltd. 16, Bedford
Street, Strand, London, W.C. [c.1910]
Image 249 x 380 mm
Framed
Cecil Charles Windsor Aldin (1870 – 1935) was a
British artist and illustrator best known for his paintings
of animals and rural life. Born in Slough, he was
educated at Eastbourne College and Solihull Grammar
School. He studied anatomy at South Kensington, and
20. Elenora Duse
Lithograph
William Nicholson
Published by William Heinemann, c.1902
Image 242 x 236 mm, Sheet 306 x 275 mm
unmounted
Eleonora Duse (1858–1924) was an Italian actress,
often known simply as Duse.
[27555]
£160
21. H.M. Queen Alexandra
Lithograph
William Nicholson
Published by William Heinemann, c.1902
Image 275 x 233 mm, Sheet 337 x 270 mm
unmounted