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The Quarrel

Print
1909 (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 woodengraving.’ 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
TitleThe Quarrel (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Wood engraving, ink on paper.
Brief description
'The Quarrel', wood engraving by Gwendolen Raverat, 1909.
Physical description
Black and white print showinga young boy standing over a girl in a field.
Dimensions
  • Height: 3in (Note: Measurement from: 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)
  • Width: 3 15/16in (Note: Measurement from: 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)
Marks and inscriptions
Signed in pencil 1909 G. Raverat (Inscription from: 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)
Gallery label
(2022)
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.
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 woodengraving.’ 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.1862-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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