Felix Kelly 'Paddle Steamers' - Vintage Schools Print
Stock No
KS8463
2016
- £235.00
- €284 Euro
- $297 US Dollar
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Item Description
An original Schools Print Ltd. poster illustrated by Felix Kelly (1914–1994) entitled 'Drifter and Paddle Steamers'. It features a moored paddle steamer at a quay, with a fishing drifter in the distance coming ashore. A beautiful graphic image in soft tones, reminiscent of contemporary artist Eric Ravilious. Framed and ready to hang. UK shipping £30.
The Schools Print company was established by Derek and Brenda Rawnsley in the 1930s. After Derek's death in 1943, his wife carried on the company. Immediately after the Second World War she commissioned 24 leading British artists to create a series of lithographs which were to be sold (by subscription) to primary schools with the intention of giving children an understanding of contemporary art. The auto-lithographs were drawn directly onto stone or zinc plates by the artists themselves, and for reasons of economy they were limted to six colours. Each print had a decorative border to act as a 'frame' when pinned to the classroom wall. They were printed by Thomas Griffits at the Baynard Press.
Item Info
Seller
Seller Location
Cornwall, Cornwall
Item Dimensions
H: 58cm W: 84cm
Period
c.1946
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Location
Cornwall, Cornwall
Item Location
United Kingdom
Seller Contact No
+44 (0)1579 344647
+44 (0)7952 346678
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