John Nash; Six Engravings by The Rampant Press

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Published by Rampant Lion, London

About this Item

Published: n.d. DESCRIPTION: Six wood engravings printed from the original wood blocks on J. Green mould-made paper by Will Cater at the Rampant Lion Press Cambridge in the original thin card folder with title plate to front. Prints include The Book of the Tree, Cyclamen Persicum, A Cottage in Gloucestershire, Epiphyllium in Flower, The Fisherman, and Threshing. Each print has an official stamp from the Trustees of John Nash Estate. All prints are numbered 111 / 150. Language: English. Book Condition: Near Fine: Sharp corners and edges. All plates sharp and clean. DJ Condition: No DJ Pages 6. Size: 29.5cm by 20cm. AUTHOR: John Northcote Nash (1893 -1977) was a British painter of landscapes, still life, and a wood engraver and illustrator - particularly of botanic works. At first Nash worked as a journalist for a local paper but, encouraged by his brother (famous painter Paul Nash) he turned to watercolour landscapes and comic drawings as a self-taught, artist, without academic training. Exhibiting with his brother at the Dorien Leigh Galleries in 1913, he had his first solo exhibition at Goupil Gallery in 1921. John Nash started to teach first at the Ruskin School of Art, Oxford (1924-29), and then, appointed by William Rothenstien, at the Royal College of Art as Assistant Teacher of Design (1934-1957). Here he met and befriended Eric Ravilious and Edward Bawden, and with each he enjoyed painting excursions. John Nash was elected Royal Academician in 1951, and received the C.B.E in 1964.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: John Nash; Six Engravings by The Rampant Press
• Publisher: Rampant Lion, London
• Binding: Softcover
• Condition: Near Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: No DJ