Imb by Swyncop Philippe, Signed (1 results)

First edition. A portfolio of eight high quality lithographic caricatures, representing artists of the day by Swyncop. Each plate is signed in crayon by Swyncop. They are gathered together in a simple cream folder, with black title to the front cover. Slight soiled. The plates themselves (each 27cm x 20.5cm.) are printed on high quality laid paper. The names of the artists depicted are written in pencil on the reverse of each sheet. The artists are: Alexandre Jacovleff (Russian Neo-Classical painter); Anto Carte (Belgian figurative and expressionist painter); G. Henry (Scottish painter of the Glasgow School), Jean Duchastain, Paul Hymans (Belgian politician. Snuck in with the artists!); Crickboom (probably Mathieu Crickboom the Belgian violinist); Charles Houben (Belgian impressionist painter); and Hubert Glansdorf (Belgian figurative painter). Philippe Swyncop (18781949) was a Belgian painter, etcher, illustrator, poster designer, and caricaturist. .