Unused illustration to "East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon" Walker books '90 [sic]
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Summary: | Unpublished illustration for "East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon" with an introduction by Naomi Lewis and published by Walker Books, London, 1991 |
Format: | Prints & Drawings |
Language: | English |
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1989
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Notes: | Illustration used for NLI Christmas card 1996 Title inscribed in pen on accompanying sheet by the artist with the following inscription: This was the first illustration I did for this book. As part of my research for this book I looked at the work of many Scandinavian artists. This picture is very influenced, in the background at least by a painting by Harald Sohlberg. I remembered liking the way I'd rendered the girl but I felt dissatisfied with the white bear and the flat side - on angle. So I did another version Unpublished illustration for "East o' the Sun and West o' the Moon", published in 1991 by Walker Books, London, 1991 Physical description: 1 drawing watercolour 52.3 x 33.4 cm. more |
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PD 3007 TX 2 |
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