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This is an antique book
illustration printed in the 1930’s.
Clare Leighton was one of a number of woodblock artists in this period
when the genre was at its most popular for illustration of printed matter.
Only original copies of the
published works are used (later reprints are on poorer quality paper and the
woodblock is less distinct with age and usage). These prints are full page
without marks on the rear. The print is
fixed to conservation standard backing paper and mounted in a cream core, acid
free conservation standard mount board ready for framing. The mount boards have a generous margin to show the prints in the best possible
way. The photos include examples of similar framed prints in solid stained white oak
and black wood frames to show now the finished article looks.
Mount size: to fit frame 12"
x 14.5" (30cms x 36cms)
Actual illustration size:
5" x 7" (12cms x 18cms)
I have other
prints from this and other artists that can be hung and bought together - see other listings.
Condition: Very
good clean and crisp condition with no text or distracting marks. The paper is
good quality heavy paper. This is an original 1930s print so paper has slightly
creamy/yellow appearance but this lends the overall image a nice vintage
aspect. Mounts are specifically chosen to work with the paper to show the fine
detail of the illustration to best effect. Please feel free to contact me about
the condition of any print before purchase.
About Clare Leighton (1898-1989)
An
English/American artist, writer and illustrator, best known for her wood engravings , trained at the Slade School of
Fine Art and the Central School of Arts and Crafts , where she studied wood engraving under Noel Rooke . She emigrated to America in 1939.
Over the course of a long and prolific career,
she wrote and illustrated numerous books praising the virtues of the
countryside and the people who worked the land.
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