Spring Morning
Print
1915 (Made)
1915 (Made)
| Artist/Maker |
Who was Gwen Raverat? (1885 –1957)
Born in England, made prints in England and France
Printmaking activity: 1908 –1951
Gwen Raverat studied painting at the Slade School of Art from 1908 –1911 but taught herself wood engraving after complaining that: ‘no one at the Slade took the least interest in wood engraving.’ She was the only woman artist to be a founding member of the Society of Wood Engravers, and in 1920 became an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers. As a prolific book illustrator, she ensured that her astonishingly skillful wood engravings could be enjoyed by a wider public than ever before.
Born in England, made prints in England and France
Printmaking activity: 1908 –1951
Gwen Raverat studied painting at the Slade School of Art from 1908 –1911 but taught herself wood engraving after complaining that: ‘no one at the Slade took the least interest in wood engraving.’ She was the only woman artist to be a founding member of the Society of Wood Engravers, and in 1920 became an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers. As a prolific book illustrator, she ensured that her astonishingly skillful wood engravings could be enjoyed by a wider public than ever before.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Spring Morning (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood engraving, ink on paper. |
| Brief description | 'Spring Morning', wood engraving by Gwendolen Raverat, 1915. |
| Physical description | Black and White print of a spring morning landscape scene. |
| Dimensions |
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| Gallery label | This set of small wood engravings were made between 1909 –1919. In the war years, Raverat often turned to the countryside for solace and inspiration. These single prints with their solid expanses of black are typical of her bold, expressive imagery.(2022) |
| Credit line | Presented by the Artist. |
| Summary | Who was Gwen Raverat? (1885 –1957) Born in England, made prints in England and France Printmaking activity: 1908 –1951 Gwen Raverat studied painting at the Slade School of Art from 1908 –1911 but taught herself wood engraving after complaining that: ‘no one at the Slade took the least interest in wood engraving.’ She was the only woman artist to be a founding member of the Society of Wood Engravers, and in 1920 became an Associate of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers. As a prolific book illustrator, she ensured that her astonishingly skillful wood engravings could be enjoyed by a wider public than ever before. |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1861-1919 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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