The Bus Stop
Print
1938 (published)
1938 (published)
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This print is one a series commissioned by a publishing venture, Contemporary Lithographs, who set up business in 1936 to compete with the market in fine art reproductions of oil paintings. Their intention was to make original work by contemporary artists accessible to the general public. Prints in the series mostly depict simple, familiar scenes aimed to appeal to such an audience. Ardizzone, already well known as an illustrator, was an obvious choice for Contemporary Lithographs. He was extremely popular, thanks to his keen eye for human behaviour and attitudes and his delight in the commonplace.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | The Bus Stop (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lithograph on paper |
| Brief description | The Bus-stop by Edward Jeffrey Irving Ardizzone. Colour lithograph. 1938 |
| Physical description | colour lithograph depicting group of four people, including a large woman in blue dress, arguing with a bus conductor who is not allowing them onto his bus, a man in a bowler hat, a man in a yellow suit and a woman in red coat and hat. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
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| Production | Contemporary Lithographs was founded in 1936 and published two series of prints by contemporary artists, one set intended for use in schools in 1937 and a second set in 1938 for the general public |
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| Summary | This print is one a series commissioned by a publishing venture, Contemporary Lithographs, who set up business in 1936 to compete with the market in fine art reproductions of oil paintings. Their intention was to make original work by contemporary artists accessible to the general public. Prints in the series mostly depict simple, familiar scenes aimed to appeal to such an audience. Ardizzone, already well known as an illustrator, was an obvious choice for Contemporary Lithographs. He was extremely popular, thanks to his keen eye for human behaviour and attitudes and his delight in the commonplace. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1938 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.201-1938 |
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| Record created | December 13, 2002 |
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