Percy Drake-Brookshaw (1907-1993) - 1971 Woodcut Nine Lives 6

Description

This striking woodcut print features a cat stretched out in repose, its body rendered in bold, expressive lines against a warm background. The artist's skilful use of negative space and contrasting textures creates a compelling composition that captures the feline's relaxed posture and distinctive form. Signed and dated in graphite. Inscribed with the title. Numbered 5/6. On Japanese paper.

Condition

Some light creasing to the paper but overall in good condition.

Size

31 x 31cm (12.2" x 12.2")

Collection Information

This collection of prints by Percy Drake-Brookshaw (1907–1993) showcases his masterful use of woodcut and linoprint techniques to depict the quiet grace of cats in moments of rest and grooming. With bold, fluid lines and a striking contrast of light and shadow, each print captures a sense of movement and warmth, emphasizing the soft texture of fur and the feline’s natural poise. The compact, organic forms lend a sculptural quality to the compositions, transforming everyday scenes into expressive, timeless images. Each work is signed and numbered, reflecting the artist’s precision and sensitivity to form.

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Artist Biography

Drake Brookshaw was a graphic designer, lithographer and illustrator. Born in Southwark, London, he studied at the Central School of Arts & Crafts, subsequently teaching at Goldsmiths College. Brookshaw drew many book covers, and designed posters for the London Underground in the late 1920s. He also created illustrations for the pre-war Radio Times. During World War II he was trained as an air gunner but once his artistic skill was acknowledged, he was allotted the task of supervising and designing the camouflage for the Manston Air Base. Later he was commissioned as an air photography interpreter, serving in Sicily and Italy. He and his first wife Doreen, a potter, bought a house in Port Isaac in the 1940s. They set up a pottery in Malaga but returned to Port Isaac every summer. Brookshaw showed his work regularly in Cornwall from 1959.