Wednesday 29 November 2023
Michael Rothenstein Hon RE RA, British 1908-1993 - Embellished letters B & C (from 'The Country...
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Description
Michael Rothenstein Hon RE RA,
British 1908-1993 -
Embellished letters B & C (from 'The Country Child's Alphabet');
ink and watercolour on paper, a pair, signed with initials lower right and lower respectively, each 14 x 14 cm (2) (ARR)
Provenance:
with Faith Carter Robinson Gallery, London (according to the labels affixed to the reverse);
Christie's, South Kensington, c. November 1988 (by repute);
private collection, purchased from the above
Note:
These were some of the original illustrations for ‘The Country Child's Alphabet' with poems by Eleanor Farjeon published in 1924 by The Poetry Bookshop. Farjeon also published 'The Town Child's Alphabet' in 1924 with illustrations by David Jones.
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