This auction is for an original, gorgeous Vintage Print taken from a disbound copy of DOGS Rough and Smooth by Lucy Dawson (known to her friends as Mac!)
Published: 1937 by COLLINS, Forty-Eight Pall Mall London
This is a genuine vintage print (not a modern reproduction)
Print size 8 3/4 inches x 11 1/2 inches
The condition of the plate is good; it is an authentic old print from a book of drawings over 75 years old. It would look superb framed either alone or in a group, to make a very precious and unique treat for any dog lover!
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Lucy Dawson (aka 'Mac') was famous primarily for her portrait work and etching, but she was also one of the most talented and, until recently, under-rated dog artists of the early twentieth century. Lucy worked in pencil, pen, ink and oil, but was mainly known for her work in pastels. Her charming sketches of every breed of dog are similar to the work of Cecil Aldin. She lived in Bristol until about 1930, and then moved to London after the death of her husband. In the late 1930s, she moved again to Hertfordshire, where she stayed until she died just before her eightieth birthday. Lucy Dawson wrote and illustrated a number of books, including Dogs as I See Them (1936), Dogs, Rough And Smooth (1937), from which this loverly print is taken, Lucy Dawson's Dog Book (1939) and Neighbours (1939). She also had reproductions of her drawings featured in both English and American magazines. Most impressively, Lucy Dawson was commissioned by the British Royal Family to go to Windsor Castle and paint their favourite corgi, named Dookie. This painting was later reproduced as the family's personal Christmas card. She also exhibited for many years at the R.I. Galleries in Piccadilly, London."
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