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Warlow (Herbert Gordon) ARE, ARIBA.
Beauvais Cathedral,
£105
, , 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 this beautiful cathedral facade, brought out by Warlow’s masterful handling of light and deep shade over line, and given a heightened sense of scale by the carefully crafted miniscule figures milling around below the steps..
295 by 165mm (11½ by 6½ inches).
etching with drypoint on pale cream laid paper, watermarked David Strang, signed in the plate, lower right, from an edition of 50, some soft creasing, brown paper tape adhered at sheet edges, well outside the plate, a drawing pin hole in the upper margin,
| Dimensions | 295165116 cm |
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| Dimensions | 295 by 165mm (11½ by 6½ inches). |
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