Tuesday 12 March 2024
Barnett Freedman, British 1901-1958 - Anna Karenina (drawing for book-jacket design); pencil on...
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Barnett Freedman,
British 1901-1958 -
Anna Karenina (drawing for book-jacket design);
pencil on paper, signed lower right 'Barnett Freedman' and annotated under under, 24 x 22 cm (mounted/unframed) (ARR)
Provenance:
Sally Hunter Fine Art Ltd., London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the mount);
with Austin Desmond Fine Art, London (according to the label attached to the reverse of the mount);
private collection, UK
Note:
Barnett Freedman was one of the most in-demand commercial artists of the mid-20th century, creating designs for the London Underground and Ealing Studios, alongside numerous book covers. During the Second World War he acted as an Official War Artist, travelling with Edward Ardizzone and Edward Bawden as part of the British Expeditionary Force to France. He was recently the focus of a retrospective exhibition at Pallant House Gallery in Chichester in 2020.
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