Description

Craig (Edward Gordon, 1872-1966) The Taming of the Shrew, wood-engraving on tissue, signed and dated '1924', with further date of '1908' in the lower left corner, from an edition of 150, sheet 170 x 120 mm. (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in), light even browning with some spotting with tape stains to edges, unframed, 1908 [but later impression from 1924]; together with four others by Craig, including a woodcut from Hamlet of Polonius, signed and dated 1912 in pencil, another wood-engraving on tissue from 1906, possibly a stage design, from an edition of 75, signed and dated 1923, and two colour woodcut portraits of Henry Irving and Ellen Terry from the first published edition of Henry Irving. Ellen Terry. etc : a book of portraits, 1899, various sizes, all unframed, 1899-1924 (5).

Lot 41

Craig (Edward Gordon, 1872-1966) The Taming of the Shrew, 1908 [but later impression from 1924]; together with four others by Craig, 1899-1924 (5).  

Hammer Price: £200

Description

Craig (Edward Gordon, 1872-1966) The Taming of the Shrew, wood-engraving on tissue, signed and dated '1924', with further date of '1908' in the lower left corner, from an edition of 150, sheet 170 x 120 mm. (6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in), light even browning with some spotting with tape stains to edges, unframed, 1908 [but later impression from 1924]; together with four others by Craig, including a woodcut from Hamlet of Polonius, signed and dated 1912 in pencil, another wood-engraving on tissue from 1906, possibly a stage design, from an edition of 75, signed and dated 1923, and two colour woodcut portraits of Henry Irving and Ellen Terry from the first published edition of Henry Irving. Ellen Terry. etc : a book of portraits, 1899, various sizes, all unframed, 1899-1924 (5).

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