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Winter

Illustration
1940-1949 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Wood, Olive (artist)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Olive Wood (fl. 1914-1933) was a minor miniature painter and illustrator of children's books. She trained at the Clapham and Camberwell Schools of Art and lived and worked in Dulwich Village, London. She exhibited illustrations and pen and ink page designs at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Women Artists. Her early designs incorporate art nouveau motifs. Later, she contributed illustrations to collections of children's stories and poetry, and to popular annuals such as Bo-Peep Annual and Little Folks.

This illustration of children playing with a snowman, entitled 'Winter', was exhibited in an exhibition organised by the Society of Women Artists at the Royal Institute Galleries.


Object details

Categories
Illustration
Books
Children & Childhood
National Art Library
Object type
Illustration
TitleWinter (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Pen and wash on paper
Pen
Paper
Drawing (Image-Making)
Brief description
Pen and wash drawing of children and a snowman by Olive Wood, ca. 1940-1949.
Physical description
Illustration of five children creating a snowman in a field. In the background, a tree and a farm house.
Dimensions
  • Height: 29cm
  • Width: 24cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Olive Wood'. (Artist's signature in pen on bottom left of drawing.)
  • '[Title of work] "Winter" (Miss) O. Wood. R.M.S. 51 Gilkes Crescent Dulwich SE.21 [No.] 3 Pen & wash' (Pen inscription on a label on the back of the mount.)
  • 'From the label of the Anne Renier and F.G. Renier'. (Bookplate on the back of the mount.)
  • 'AR' (Ink inscription on the back of the mount.)
Credit line
Donated by Anne Renier and F.G. Renier.
Object history
Bequeathed to the V&A in 1970 by Anne and Fernand G. Renier as part of the Renier Collection.
Subjects depicted
Children
Snow
Summary
Olive Wood (fl. 1914-1933) was a minor miniature painter and illustrator of children's books. She trained at the Clapham and Camberwell Schools of Art and lived and worked in Dulwich Village, London. She exhibited illustrations and pen and ink page designs at the Royal Academy and at the Society of Women Artists. Her early designs incorporate art nouveau motifs. Later, she contributed illustrations to collections of children's stories and poetry, and to popular annuals such as Bo-Peep Annual and Little Folks.

This illustration of children playing with a snowman, entitled 'Winter', was exhibited in an exhibition organised by the Society of Women Artists at the Royal Institute Galleries.
Other number
3 (Society of Women Artists exhibition) - Exhibition number
Collection
National Art Library
Library number
RENIER.99

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Record createdMay 16, 2005
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O111980/winter-illustration-wood-olive/
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