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Holidays.

Illustration
1940-1949 (painted)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

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.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleHolidays. (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Ink and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Ink and watercolour painting. Illustration of a seaside holiday by Olive Wood, 1940-1949.
Physical description
Illustration of children at the seaside. In the foreground a beach hut in front of which two children and their mother, bucket and spade and a picnic hamper. The children are wiping themselves with towels.
Dimensions
  • Height: 28cm
  • Width: 21cm
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Olive Wood'. (Artist's signature in ink on the bottom right hand corner of the drawing.)
  • 'Holidays (Miss) Olive Wood. R.M.S. 57 Gilkes Crescent. Dulwich Village SE.21. 1 [No.] 4 Ink & Watercolour [Price] N.F.S.' (Ink inscription on label on the back of the mount.)
  • '(Miss O. Wood R.M.S. Gilkes Crescent Dulwich Village SE.21' (Inscription in ink on the back of the mount.)
  • '153A' (Inscription in ink 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.
Subject depicted
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.
Collection
Library number
RENIER.100

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Record createdMay 16, 2005
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