Warlow (Herbert Gordon) ARE, ARIBA.
Wells Cathedral (small plate),
£120
, , c.1930.
Herbert Gordon Warlow (1885-1942) was born in Sheffield, and first attended art school in the city. Over time he became one of the most highly skilled practitioners in the etching revival of the early 20th century. Aside from being elected an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers, he was also an Associate of the Royal Society of British Architects, an interest that often dominated his compositions.
An intensively detailed architectural study of the beautiful cathedral facade at Wells, in Somerset, brought out by Warlow’s masterful handling of light and deep shade over line, and given a heightened sense of scale and atmosphere by the carefully crafted miniscule figures milling around below the steps, dressed in the costume of a bygone age..
210 by 138mm (8¼ by 5½ inches).
etching with drypoint on pale cream laid paper, watermarked F.J. Head & Co., signed in ink, lower right, proof plate lettered ‘A’, lower left, titled in pencil at the lower left sheet edge, signed in the plate, lower right, the final edition was of 50, a very faint exposure line outside the plate,
| Dimensions | 21013885 cm |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 210 by 138mm (8¼ by 5½ inches). |
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