Gwendolen Raverat (1885-1957) - Framed 1922 Lithograph The Bolshevists

Description

A striking illustrative lithograph print by Gwendolen Raverat (1885-1957), entitled 'The Bolshevists'. Taken from the suite Contemporary English Woodcuts, printed by the Baynard Press in 1922. Produced using the artist's original block. Well presented in a black moulded frame. On paper.

Condition

There is a small scuff mark to the card mount (right side) and light wear to the wooden frame. The overall condition of the artwork is very good.

Size

15.5 x 15.5cm (6.1" x 6.1")
Framed Size: 35 x 35cm (13.8" x 13.8")

Artist Biography

Painter and wood engraver Gwen Raverat. She was the granddaughter of Sir Charles Darwin and studied at the Slade School of Art, 1908–11. On leaving the Slade School she married French artist Jacques Raverat and with him emigrated to Vence in the South of France in 1920, where they stayed until his death in 1925. Raverat was a founder member of the Society of Wood Engravers and was constantly in demand as an illustrator, although she continued to paint. She designed for the stage and was also a regular art critic for *Time and Tide*, for more than a decade from 1928. She exhibited at the RA, NEAC, Redfern Gallery, Zwemmer Gallery, RSA, RHA, RE and the Cambridge Drawing Society. In 1987 a comprehensive exhibition of her work was shown at the Manor Gallery, Royston, Hertfordshire. Examples of her wood engravings can be found in New Hall College, Cambridge, the Fitzwilliam Museum, Sheffield Museums, NRM, V&A and BM. The London dealers Abbott and Holder held a successful exhibition of her work at their gallery in Museum Street in 2004 and over 500 works by her are archived at the Cambridge-based Broughton House Gallery.