Original Etching by William Strang: First Edition (8 results)

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original Art Work. Sheet 35 X 24.5 Cm. Signed In The Plate. William Strang Ra (1859 - 1921) Was A Scottish Painter And Engraver. He Was Born At Dumbarton, The Son Of Peter Strang, Builder, And Educated At The Dumbarton Academy. He Studied Art Under Alphonse Legros At The Slade School For Six Years. He Was One Of The Original Members Of The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, And His Work Was A Part Of Their First Exhibition In 1881. Some Of His Early Plates Were Published In The Portfolio And Other Art Magazines. He Worked In Many Manners, Etching, Dry Point, Mezzotint, Sand-Ground Mezzotint, Nd Burin Engraving. Lithography And Wood-Cutting Were Also Used By Him To Create Pictures. A Privately Produced Catalogue Of His Engraved Work Contained More Than Three Hundred Items. Strang Produced A Number Of Paintings,[2] Portraits, Nude Figures In Landscapes, And Groups Of Peasant Families, Which Were Exhibited At The Royal Academy, The International Society, And Several German Exhibitions. He Painted A Decorative Series Of Scenes From The Story Of Adam And Eve For The Library Of A Wolverhampton Landowner Named Hodson; They Were Exhibited At The Whitechapel Exhibition In 1910. Some Of His Nude Model Drawings In Silver Point And Red And Black Chalk Are Very Beautiful As Well As Powerful And True. He Also Painted Landscapes, Mostly Small In Size. In Later Years He Developed A Style Of Drawing In Red And Black Chalk, With The Whites And High Lights Rubbed Out, On Paper Stained With Water Colour. He Drew Portraits Of Many Members Of The Order Of Merit For The Royal Library At Windsor Castle. In 1902 Strang Retired From The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, As A Protest Against The Inclusion In Its Exhibitions Of Etched Or Engraved Reproductions Of Pictures. His Work Was Subsequently Seen Principally In The Exhibitions Of The Royal Academy, The Society Of Twelve And The International Society, To Which He Was Elected In 1905. Strang Was Also Elected An Associate Engraver Of The Royal Academy When That Degree Was Revived In 1906. William Strang Was Master Of The Art Workers Guild In 1907. In 1955 David Strang Gifted The Bulk Of William Strang's Etchings To The National Gallery Of Scotland, Many Of Which Were Annotated By David For Clarification On Subject Matter.…

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original Art Work. 35 X 24.5 Cm. Signed In The Plate. William Strang Ra (1859 - 1921) Was A Scottish Painter And Engraver. He Was Born At Dumbarton, The Son Of Peter Strang, Builder, And Educated At The Dumbarton Academy. He Studied Art Under Alphonse Legros At The Slade School For Six Years. He Was One Of The Original Members Of The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, And His Work Was A Part Of Their First Exhibition In 1881. Some Of His Early Plates Were Published In The Portfolio And Other Art Magazines. He Worked In Many Manners, Etching, Dry Point, Mezzotint, Sand-Ground Mezzotint, Nd Burin Engraving. Lithography And Wood-Cutting Were Also Used By Him To Create Pictures. A Privately Produced Catalogue Of His Engraved Work Contained More Than Three Hundred Items. Strang Produced A Number Of Paintings,[2] Portraits, Nude Figures In Landscapes, And Groups Of Peasant Families, Which Were Exhibited At The Royal Academy, The International Society, And Several German Exhibitions. He Painted A Decorative Series Of Scenes From The Story Of Adam And Eve For The Library Of A Wolverhampton Landowner Named Hodson; They Were Exhibited At The Whitechapel Exhibition In 1910. Some Of His Nude Model Drawings In Silver Point And Red And Black Chalk Are Very Beautiful As Well As Powerful And True. He Also Painted Landscapes, Mostly Small In Size. In Later Years He Developed A Style Of Drawing In Red And Black Chalk, With The Whites And High Lights Rubbed Out, On Paper Stained With Water Colour. He Drew Portraits Of Many Members Of The Order Of Merit For The Royal Library At Windsor Castle. In 1902 Strang Retired From The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, As A Protest Against The Inclusion In Its Exhibitions Of Etched Or Engraved Reproductions Of Pictures. His Work Was Subsequently Seen Principally In The Exhibitions Of The Royal Academy, The Society Of Twelve And The International Society, To Which He Was Elected In 1905. Strang Was Also Elected An Associate Engraver Of The Royal Academy When That Degree Was Revived In 1906. William Strang Was Master Of The Art Workers Guild In 1907. In 1955 David Strang Gifted The Bulk Of William Strang's Etchings To The National Gallery Of Scotland, Many Of Which Were Annotated By David For Clarification On Subject Matter.…

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original Art Work. Sheet 35 X 24.5 Cm. Signed In The Plate. William Strang Ra (1859 - 1921) Was A Scottish Painter And Engraver. He Was Born At Dumbarton, The Son Of Peter Strang, Builder, And Educated At The Dumbarton Academy. He Studied Art Under Alphonse Legros At The Slade School For Six Years. He Was One Of The Original Members Of The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, And His Work Was A Part Of Their First Exhibition In 1881. Some Of His Early Plates Were Published In The Portfolio And Other Art Magazines. He Worked In Many Manners, Etching, Dry Point, Mezzotint, Sand-Ground Mezzotint, Nd Burin Engraving. Lithography And Wood-Cutting Were Also Used By Him To Create Pictures. A Privately Produced Catalogue Of His Engraved Work Contained More Than Three Hundred Items. Strang Produced A Number Of Paintings,[2] Portraits, Nude Figures In Landscapes, And Groups Of Peasant Families, Which Were Exhibited At The Royal Academy, The International Society, And Several German Exhibitions. He Painted A Decorative Series Of Scenes From The Story Of Adam And Eve For The Library Of A Wolverhampton Landowner Named Hodson; They Were Exhibited At The Whitechapel Exhibition In 1910. Some Of His Nude Model Drawings In Silver Point And Red And Black Chalk Are Very Beautiful As Well As Powerful And True. He Also Painted Landscapes, Mostly Small In Size. In Later Years He Developed A Style Of Drawing In Red And Black Chalk, With The Whites And High Lights Rubbed Out, On Paper Stained With Water Colour. He Drew Portraits Of Many Members Of The Order Of Merit For The Royal Library At Windsor Castle. In 1902 Strang Retired From The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, As A Protest Against The Inclusion In Its Exhibitions Of Etched Or Engraved Reproductions Of Pictures. His Work Was Subsequently Seen Principally In The Exhibitions Of The Royal Academy, The Society Of Twelve And The International Society, To Which He Was Elected In 1905. Strang Was Also Elected An Associate Engraver Of The Royal Academy When That Degree Was Revived In 1906. William Strang Was Master Of The Art Workers Guild In 1907. In 1955 David Strang Gifted The Bulk Of William Strang's Etchings To The National Gallery Of Scotland, Many Of Which Were Annotated By David For Clarification On Subject Matter.…

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original Art Work. Sheet 35 X 24.5 Cm. Signed In The Plate. William Strang Ra (1859 - 1921) Was A Scottish Painter And Engraver. He Was Born At Dumbarton, The Son Of Peter Strang, Builder, And Educated At The Dumbarton Academy. He Studied Art Under Alphonse Legros At The Slade School For Six Years. He Was One Of The Original Members Of The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, And His Work Was A Part Of Their First Exhibition In 1881. Some Of His Early Plates Were Published In The Portfolio And Other Art Magazines. He Worked In Many Manners, Etching, Dry Point, Mezzotint, Sand-Ground Mezzotint, Nd Burin Engraving. Lithography And Wood-Cutting Were Also Used By Him To Create Pictures. A Privately Produced Catalogue Of His Engraved Work Contained More Than Three Hundred Items. Strang Produced A Number Of Paintings,[2] Portraits, Nude Figures In Landscapes, And Groups Of Peasant Families, Which Were Exhibited At The Royal Academy, The International Society, And Several German Exhibitions. He Painted A Decorative Series Of Scenes From The Story Of Adam And Eve For The Library Of A Wolverhampton Landowner Named Hodson; They Were Exhibited At The Whitechapel Exhibition In 1910. Some Of His Nude Model Drawings In Silver Point And Red And Black Chalk Are Very Beautiful As Well As Powerful And True. He Also Painted Landscapes, Mostly Small In Size. In Later Years He Developed A Style Of Drawing In Red And Black Chalk, With The Whites And High Lights Rubbed Out, On Paper Stained With Water Colour. He Drew Portraits Of Many Members Of The Order Of Merit For The Royal Library At Windsor Castle. In 1902 Strang Retired From The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, As A Protest Against The Inclusion In Its Exhibitions Of Etched Or Engraved Reproductions Of Pictures. His Work Was Subsequently Seen Principally In The Exhibitions Of The Royal Academy, The Society Of Twelve And The International Society, To Which He Was Elected In 1905. Strang Was Also Elected An Associate Engraver Of The Royal Academy When That Degree Was Revived In 1906. William Strang Was Master Of The Art Workers Guild In 1907. In 1955 David Strang Gifted The Bulk Of William Strang's Etchings To The National Gallery Of Scotland, Many Of Which Were Annotated By David For Clarification On Subject Matter.…

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original Art Work. 35 X 24.5 Cm. Signed In The Plate. William Strang Ra (1859 - 1921) Was A Scottish Painter And Engraver. He Was Born At Dumbarton, The Son Of Peter Strang, Builder, And Educated At The Dumbarton Academy. He Studied Art Under Alphonse Legros At The Slade School For Six Years. He Was One Of The Original Members Of The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, And His Work Was A Part Of Their First Exhibition In 1881. Some Of His Early Plates Were Published In The Portfolio And Other Art Magazines. He Worked In Many Manners, Etching, Dry Point, Mezzotint, Sand-Ground Mezzotint, Nd Burin Engraving. Lithography And Wood-Cutting Were Also Used By Him To Create Pictures. A Privately Produced Catalogue Of His Engraved Work Contained More Than Three Hundred Items. Strang Produced A Number Of Paintings,[2] Portraits, Nude Figures In Landscapes, And Groups Of Peasant Families, Which Were Exhibited At The Royal Academy, The International Society, And Several German Exhibitions. He Painted A Decorative Series Of Scenes From The Story Of Adam And Eve For The Library Of A Wolverhampton Landowner Named Hodson; They Were Exhibited At The Whitechapel Exhibition In 1910. Some Of His Nude Model Drawings In Silver Point And Red And Black Chalk Are Very Beautiful As Well As Powerful And True. He Also Painted Landscapes, Mostly Small In Size. In Later Years He Developed A Style Of Drawing In Red And Black Chalk, With The Whites And High Lights Rubbed Out, On Paper Stained With Water Colour. He Drew Portraits Of Many Members Of The Order Of Merit For The Royal Library At Windsor Castle. In 1902 Strang Retired From The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, As A Protest Against The Inclusion In Its Exhibitions Of Etched Or Engraved Reproductions Of Pictures. His Work Was Subsequently Seen Principally In The Exhibitions Of The Royal Academy, The Society Of Twelve And The International Society, To Which He Was Elected In 1905. Strang Was Also Elected An Associate Engraver Of The Royal Academy When That Degree Was Revived In 1906. William Strang Was Master Of The Art Workers Guild In 1907. In 1955 David Strang Gifted The Bulk Of William Strang's Etchings To The National Gallery Of Scotland, Many Of Which Were Annotated By David For Clarification On Subject Matter.…

No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original Art Work. Sheet 35 X 24.5 Cm. Signed In The Plate. William Strang Ra (1859 - 1921) Was A Scottish Painter And Engraver. He Was Born At Dumbarton, The Son Of Peter Strang, Builder, And Educated At The Dumbarton Academy. He Studied Art Under Alphonse Legros At The Slade School For Six Years. He Was One Of The Original Members Of The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, And His Work Was A Part Of Their First Exhibition In 1881. Some Of His Early Plates Were Published In The Portfolio And Other Art Magazines. He Worked In Many Manners, Etching, Dry Point, Mezzotint, Sand-Ground Mezzotint, Nd Burin Engraving. Lithography And Wood-Cutting Were Also Used By Him To Create Pictures. A Privately Produced Catalogue Of His Engraved Work Contained More Than Three Hundred Items. Strang Produced A Number Of Paintings,[2] Portraits, Nude Figures In Landscapes, And Groups Of Peasant Families, Which Were Exhibited At The Royal Academy, The International Society, And Several German Exhibitions. He Painted A Decorative Series Of Scenes From The Story Of Adam And Eve For The Library Of A Wolverhampton Landowner Named Hodson; They Were Exhibited At The Whitechapel Exhibition In 1910. Some Of His Nude Model Drawings In Silver Point And Red And Black Chalk Are Very Beautiful As Well As Powerful And True. He Also Painted Landscapes, Mostly Small In Size. In Later Years He Developed A Style Of Drawing In Red And Black Chalk, With The Whites And High Lights Rubbed Out, On Paper Stained With Water Colour. He Drew Portraits Of Many Members Of The Order Of Merit For The Royal Library At Windsor Castle. In 1902 Strang Retired From The Royal Society Of Painter-Etchers, As A Protest Against The Inclusion In Its Exhibitions Of Etched Or Engraved Reproductions Of Pictures. His Work Was Subsequently Seen Principally In The Exhibitions Of The Royal Academy, The Society Of Twelve And The International Society, To Which He Was Elected In 1905. Strang Was Also Elected An Associate Engraver Of The Royal Academy When That Degree Was Revived In 1906. William Strang Was Master Of The Art Workers Guild In 1907. In 1955 David Strang Gifted The Bulk Of William Strang's Etchings To The National Gallery Of Scotland, Many Of Which Were Annotated By David For Clarification On Subject Matter.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First edition. An original etching signed and dated '94 in the plate by the artist. Signed by 'Wm Strang fec DS' and David Strang imp' below the plate margins.David Strang has printed this plate on behalf of his father, William Strang. Printed on hand made laid paper. Final state of ? with the number '303 (606)' written in pencil in lower left margins, possibly by David Strang who catalogued William Strang's work.Plate size 126 x 250mm (5 x 9.75 inches)Sheet size 160 x 305mm (6.5 x 12 inches).…

First Edition. Original dry-point ecthing on laid paper; sheet size 13-1/4" x 14", printed area 10-3/4" x 11-3/4". Signed in plate, lower left; additionally dated, inscribed and signed in pencil, lower right: "To Lady Dilke from Wm Strang / 24 May 1900." Captioned "First State" in author's hand, lower left; titled at bottom margin of sheet. Image area slightly age-darkened; a few shallow chips and tears into margins (well away from image); Very Good or better. Edition size not noted. Strang (1857-1921) worked in many mediums and genres, but was known for his documentary studies of the poor and working-class inhabitants of Great Britain. This sympathetic portrait of six street-hawkers on an urban street-corner could have been made in pretty much any British city of the period. Strang has inscribed the work to Lady [Emilia] Dilke, a prominent scholar, suffragist, and trades unionist. She was also a close friend of novelist Mary Ann Evans (aka George Eliot), who reputedly drew inspiration from Lady Dilke's first marriage in her portrayal of the marriage of Edward Casaubon and Dorothea Brooke in Middlemarch. The edition for this etching must have been quite small, as we can trace no record at auction aside from this example, purchased from a London auction house in 2019. Signed. …