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Presentation: Passe-partout
Charcoal on brown paper
signed with studio stamp
9 1/2 x 10 5/8 in. (24 x 27 cm).
Provenance: Rachel and Clare Austin
Figures resting or sleeping are amongst the subjects that Austin drew consistently. In the domestic family routine which formed the backdrop to his work Austin found an endless source of inspiration.
Austin won the Rome Scholarship for engraving in 1923 and spent 3 remarkable years in Rome before teaching engraving at the Royal College of Art, 1927-44, becoming Professor in the Department of Graphic Design, 1948-55. Austin was a meticulous craftsman-engraver and a vigorous draughtsman, as his series of drawings of Women's Auxiliary Air Force and ballooning activities done during World War II shows. The Tate Gallery holds his work.
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, organised an exhibition of his work in 1980.
More recently he was the subject of two shows at the Fine Art Society plc (2001 and 2002), the latter organised in conjunction with Liss Fine Art Ltd, and a show at The Royal Academy of Arts in 2009; (he was elected a Royal Academician in 1949).
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Presentation: Framed
Signed with initials and inscribed 26th November 1947
pencil on pink washed paper
In a black reeded outer frame with broad gilded slip
22 1/4 x 15 3/8 in. (56.6. x 39 cm).
Exhibited: Robert Austin, The Fine Art Society, 2002, no 49.
Literature: Robert Austin, The Fine Art Society, 2002, illustrated p 33.
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Presentation: Framed
Drypoint
Copper plate: 4 3/4 x 9 3/4 in. (12 x 14.8 cm). (cancelled)
Print: 8 1/4 x 9 in. (21 x 23 cm).
A limited edition has been printed posthumously on ARCHES 250 g/m² paper
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Presentation: Framed
Etching and line engraving
Copper plate: 5 3/4 x 4 5/8 in. (14.5 x 11.8 cm).
Print: 9 1/4 x 7 7/8 in. (23.5 x 20 cm).
A limited edition has been printed posthumously on ARCHES 250 g/m² paper
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Presentation: Framed
Line engraving
Original copper plate: 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (14.6 x 11.5 cm). (cancelled)
A limited edition of 5 prints, taken from the cancelled plate, have been printed posthumously by David Maes on Arches paper (250 g/m²), (print size 23.5 x 18.5 cm - price per print £100).
Provenance: The Artists Family Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, Twenty-One Gallery, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, London, The Fine Art Society, 2001
Robert Austin's original etching plates were rediscovered in 2007. They represents all aspects of the artists oeuvre, from his first engraving (The Bridge, 1913 ) to his his last (Frost in May 1971). Although, as was common practise amongst print makers, Austin cancelled his plates after their edition run, the manner in which he did this is remarkable. Far from defacing the compositions by scratching lines across the centre, or drilling holes in the plates, Austin drew precise lines of different proportions, dissecting each composition, responding individually to each image. As such the geometry of each composition appears heightened, and the plates take on a abstract beauty of their own.
It is generally acknowledged that Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving of the Twentieth century. Campbell Dodgson, keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austins' work, compared his work to that of Durer noting that Austin had 'more than a touch of that master in him' (Robert Austin, Twenty-One, 1930 Gallery).
Austin's period of greatest acclaim was during the etching boom of the 1920s (which ended abruptly with the Wall Street Crash). Later works however, (for instance Girl by a gate,1930 and Empty Church, Concarneau, 1949,) demonstrate that Austin was still at the height of his powers long after his period of greatest acclaim.
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Presentation: Unmounted
Line engraving
Copper plate: 7 x 6 in. (17.8 x 15.4 cm).
Print: 10 5/8 x 9 1/4 in. (27 x 23.5 cm).
A limited edition has been printed posthumously on ARCHES 250 g/m² paper
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Presentation: Framed
The original copperplate etching plate, (cancelled): 5 7/8 x 4 3/4 in. (15 x 12 cm).
A limited edition of 5 prints, taken from the cancelled plate, have been printed posthumously by David Maes using ARCHES 250 g/m² paper, (print size 25 x 20 cm. - price per print £100).
Provenance: The Artists Family Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, Twenty-One Gallery, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, London, The Fine Art Society, 2001
Robert Austin's original etching plates were rediscovered in 2007. They represents all aspects of the artists oeuvre, from his first engraving (The Bridge, 1913 ) to his his last (Frost in May 1971). Although, as was common practise amongst print makers, Austin cancelled his plates after their edition run, the manner in which he did this is remarkable. Far from defacing the compositions by scratching lines across the centre, or drilling holes in the plates, Austin drew precise lines of different proportions, dissecting each composition, responding individually to each image. As such the geometry of each composition appears heightened, and the plates take on a abstract beauty of their own.
It is generally acknowledged that Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving of the Twentieth century. Campbell Dodgson, keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austins' work, compared his work to that of Durer noting that Austin had 'more than a touch of that master in him' (Robert Austin, Twenty-One, 1930 Gallery).
Austin's period of greatest acclaim was during the etching boom of the 1920s (which ended abruptly with the Wall Street Crash). Later works however, (for instance Girl by a gate,1930 and Empty Church, Concarneau, 1949,) demonstrate that Austin was still at the height of his powers long after his period of greatest acclaim.
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Presentation: Framed
Line engraving
Original copper plate: 7 7/8 x 5 in. (20 x 12.5 cm). (cancelled)
A limited edition of 5 prints have been printed posthumously by David Maes on Arches paper (250 g/m²), (print size 28.5 x 20.5 cm - price per print £100).
Provenance: The Artists Family Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, Twenty-One Gallery, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, London, The Fine Art Society, 2001
Robert Austin's original etching plates were rediscovered in 2007. They represents all aspects of the artists oeuvre, from his first engraving (The Bridge, 1913 ) to his his last (Frost in May 1971). Although, as was common practise amongst print makers, Austin cancelled his plates after their edition run, the manner in which he did this is remarkable. Far from defacing the compositions by scratching lines across the centre, or drilling holes in the plates, Austin drew precise lines of different proportions, dissecting each composition, responding individually to each image. As such the geometry of each composition appears heightened, and the plates take on a abstract beauty of their own.
It is generally acknowledged that Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving of the Twentieth century. Campbell Dodgson, keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austins' work, compared his work to that of Durer noting that Austin had 'more than a touch of that master in him' (Robert Austin, Twenty-One, 1930 Gallery).
Austin's period of greatest acclaim was during the etching boom of the 1920s (which ended abruptly with the Wall Street Crash). Later works however, (for instance Girl by a gate,1930 and Empty Church, Concarneau, 1949,) demonstrate that Austin was still at the height of his powers long after his period of greatest acclaim.
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Presentation: Framed
Line engraving
Original copper plate: 5 1/4 x 3 1/4 in. (13.3 x 8.2 cm). (cancelled)
A limited edition of 5 prints has been printed posthumously by David Maes on Arches paper (250 g/m²), (print size 22 x 16 cm - price per print £50).
Provenance: The Artists Family Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, Twenty-One Gallery, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, London, The Fine Art Society, 2001
Austin received various official commissions including the design of bank notes and Ex Libris plates for the Priminsters Library.
Robert Austin's original etching plates were rediscovered in 2007. They represents all aspects of the artists oeuvre, from his first engraving (The Bridge, 1913 ) to his his last (Frost in May 1971). Although, as was common practise amongst print makers, Austin cancelled his plates after their edition run, the manner in which he did this is remarkable. Far from defacing the compositions by scratching lines across the centre, or drilling holes in the plates, Austin drew precise lines of different proportions, dissecting each composition, responding individually to each image. As such the geometry of each composition appears heightened, and the plates take on a abstract beauty of their own.
It is generally acknowledged that Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving of the Twentieth century. Campbell Dodgson, keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austins' work, compared his work to that of Durer noting that Austin had 'more than a touch of that master in him' (Robert Austin, Twenty-One, 1930 Gallery).
Austin's period of greatest acclaim was during the etching boom of the 1920s (which ended abruptly with the Wall Street Crash). Later works however, (for instance Girl by a gate,1930 and Empty Church, Concarneau, 1949,) demonstrate that Austin was still at the height of his powers long after his period of greatest acclaim.
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Presentation: Framed
The original copper plate: 9 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (24.8 x 19.7 cm), engraved and cancelled by Robert Sargent Austin.
Provenance: the artist’s family
Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, exh. cat.,The Fine Art Society, London, 2001
Presented in a shadow box frame
Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving and etching. Campbell Dodgson, Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austin, compared him to Albrecht Dürer, noting that Austin had ‘more than a touch of that master in him’ (Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930).
A limited edition of 5 line engravings have been printed posthumously on ARCHES 250 g/m² paper, plate size: 31.5 x 25 cm, costing £120.00 each
We are grateful to Rachel and Clare Austin, Gordon Cooke and David Maes for assistance.
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Presentation: Unframed
The original copper etching plate, (cancelled): 13 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (35 x 27.5 cm).
A limited edition of 5 prints, taken from the cancelled plate, have been printed posthumously by David Maes on GUARRO Superalfa 250 g/m² paper, (print size 47 x 38 cm. - price per print £50).
Provenance: The Artists Family Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, Twenty-One Gallery, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, London, The Fine Art Society, 2001
Robert Austin's original etching plates were rediscovered in 2007. They represents all aspects of the artists oeuvre, from his first engraving (The Bridge, 1913 ) to his his last (Frost in May 1971). Although, as was common practise amongst print makers, Austin cancelled his plates after their edition run, the manner in which he did this is remarkable. Far from defacing the compositions by scratching lines across the centre, or drilling holes in the plates, Austin drew precise lines of different proportions, dissecting each composition, responding individually to each image. As such the geometry of each composition appears heightened, and the plates take on a abstract beauty of their own.
It is generally acknowledged that Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving of the Twentieth century. Campbell Dodgson, keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austins' work, compared his work to that of Durer noting that Austin had 'more than a touch of that master in him' (Robert Austin, Twenty-One, 1930 Gallery).
Austin's period of greatest acclaim was during the etching boom of the 1920s (which ended abruptly with the Wall Street Crash). Later works however, (for instance Girl by a gate,1930 and Empty Church, Concarneau, 1949,) demonstrate that Austin was still at the height of his powers long after this period.
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Presentation: Mounted
Signed,
Watercolour over pencil
22 1/2 x 15 1/2; (57 x 39 cm).
Provenance: acquired directly from the artists daughters
Figures resting are amongst the subjects that Austin drew consistently. In the domestic family routine which formed the backdrop to his work Austin found an endless source of inspiration. Drapery was a subject that he was particularly drawn to.
Prints and Drawings by Robert Austin RA (1895-1973)
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Presentation: Mounted
Signed and dated in pencil
Wash
11 7/8 x 10 5/8 in. (30 x 27 cm.)
Provenance: The Artists Daughters
Exhibited: Robert Austin, The Fine Art Society, 2002, no 28
Literature: Robert Austin, Paul Liss, 2002, p. 14; illustrated p. 20
Figures resting or sleeping are amongst the subjects that Austin drew consistently. In the domestic family routine which formed the backdrop to his work Austin found an endless source of inspiration. Drapery was a subject that he was particularly drawn to.
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Presentation: Mounted
Signed with initials, pencil on pink paper
18 x 22 1/4 in. (46 x 56.5 cm.)
Provenance: The Artists Daughters
Exhibited: Robert Austin, The Fine Art Society, 2002, no 65
Literature: Robert Austin, Paul Liss, 2002, p. 40; illustrated p. 43
This composition is set in Austins studio, The Chapel at Burnham Overy Staithe, which consisted of a large light-filled rooms, either facing green meadows or out to sea. Austin chose a huge, white, north-facing room, overlooking the sand dunes to Scolt Head, to be his studio. It was here that all his work was carried out.
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Presentation: Framed
Signed and dated
Pencil; 23 × 18 in. (58.3 × 45.6 cm) sight
Provenance:Artist’s daughters.
In a polished fruit wood frame.
During the war Austin made drawings ofWoolwich Arsenal, Fighter Pilots and nurses at work, as well as posters for the London Underground.This drawing depicts a bomb trolley, which would have been pulled behind a tractor from the bomb dump to the aircraft.The bomb was then loaded into the aircraft’s bomb carrier , from which it was eventually dropped.
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Presentation: Framed
Etching
Copper plate: 3 1/2 x 3 1/8 in. (9 x 8 cm.) (cancelled)
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Presentation: Framed
The original drypoint copper plate, (cancelled): 3 3/4 x 5 in. (9.5 x 12.5 cm.)
A limited edition of 5 prints, taken from the cancelled plate, have been printed posthumously by David Maes on Arches paper 250 g/m² paper, (print size 31.5 x 25 cm - price per print £100).
Provenance: The Artists Family Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, Twenty-One Gallery, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, London, The Fine Art Society, 2001
Robert Austin's original etching plates were rediscovered in 2007. They represents all aspects of the artists oeuvre, from his first engraving (The Bridge, 1913 ) to his his last (Frost in May 1971). Although, as was common practise amongst print makers, Austin cancelled his plates after their edition run, the manner in which he did this is remarkable. Far from defacing the compositions by scratching lines across the centre, or drilling holes in the plates, Austin drew precise lines of different proportions, dissecting each composition, responding individually to each image. As such the geometry of each composition appears heightened, and the plates take on a abstract beauty of their own.
It is generally acknowledged that Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving of the Twentieth century. Campbell Dodgson, keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austins' work, compared his work to that of Durer noting that Austin had 'more than a touch of that master in him' (Robert Austin, Twenty-One, 1930 Gallery).
Austin's period of greatest acclaim was during the etching boom of the 1920s (which ended abruptly with the Wall Street Crash). Later works however, (for instance Girl by a gate,1930 and Empty Church, Concarneau, 1949,) demonstrate that Austin was still at the height of his powers long after his period of greatest acclaim.
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Presentation: Framed
Line engraving
Copper plate: 6 x 5 in. (15 x 12.6 cm.) (cancelled)
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Presentation: Framed
The original dry point copper etching plate, (cancelled):
5 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (14.4 x 12.1 cm.)
A limited edition of 5 prints, taken from the cancelled plate, have been printed posthumously by David Maes using ARCHES 250 g/m² paper, (print size 14.4 x 12.1 cm. - price per print £100).
Provenance: The Artists Family Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, Twenty-One Gallery, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, London, The Fine Art Society, 2001
Robert Austin's original etching plates were rediscovered in 2007. They represents all aspects of the artists oeuvre, from his first engraving (The Bridge, 1913 ) to his his last (Frost in May 1971). Although, as was common practise amongst print makers, Austin cancelled his plates after their edition run, the manner in which he did this is remarkable. Far from defacing the compositions by scratching lines across the centre, or drilling holes in the plates, Austin drew precise lines of different proportions, dissecting each composition, responding individually to each image. As such the geometry of each composition appears heightened, and the plates take on a abstract beauty of their own.
It is generally acknowledged that Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving of the Twentieth century. Campbell Dodgson, keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austins' work, compared his work to that of Durer noting that Austin had 'more than a touch of that master in him' (Robert Austin, Twenty-One, 1930 Gallery).
Austin's period of greatest acclaim was during the etching boom of the 1920s (which ended abruptly with the Wall Street Crash). Later works however, (for instance Girl by a gate,1930 and Empty Church, Concarneau, 1949,) demonstrate that Austin was still at the height of his powers long after his period of greatest acclaim.
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Presentation: Framed
The original line engraving copper plate, (cancelled):
4 x 5 1/2 in. (10 x 14 cm.)
A limited edition of 5 prints, taken from the cancelled plate, have been printed posthumously by David Maes on Arches paper 250 g/m² paper, (print size 19 x 22 cm - price per print £100).
Provenance: The Artists Family Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, Twenty-One Gallery, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, London, The Fine Art Society, 2001
Burham Overy Staithe is a small village on the north Norfolk coast, where Austin owned The Chapel which he used as studio when not working in London. The Chapel consisted of large light-filled rooms, either facing green meadows or out to sea. Austin chose a huge, white, north-facing room, overlooking the sand dunes to Scolt Head, to be his studio. It was here that all his work was carried out.
Robert Austin's original etching plates were rediscovered in 2007. They represents all aspects of the artists oeuvre, from his first engraving (The Bridge, 1913 ) to his his last (Frost in May 1971). Although, as was common practise amongst print makers, Austin cancelled his plates after their edition run, the manner in which he did this is remarkable. Far from defacing the compositions by scratching lines across the centre, or drilling holes in the plates, Austin drew precise lines of different proportions, dissecting each composition, responding individually to each image. As such the geometry of each composition appears heightened, and the plates take on a abstract beauty of their own.
It is generally acknowledged that Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving of the Twentieth century. Campbell Dodgson, keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austins' work, compared his work to that of Durer noting that Austin had 'more than a touch of that master in him' (Robert Austin, Twenty-One, 1930 Gallery).
Austin's period of greatest acclaim was during the etching boom of the 1920s (which ended abruptly with the Wall Street Crash). Later works however, (for instance Girl by a gate,1930 and Empty Church, Concarneau, 1949,) demonstrate that Austin was still at the height of his powers long after his period of greatest acclaim.
Original cancelled copper plate cleaned, restored and framed
Line engraving
Copper plate: 10 x 14 cm (cancelled)
Print: 19 x 22 cm
A small number of prints have been pulled from the cancelled plate posthumously on Arches paper (250g/m²)
Burham Overy Staithe is a small village on the north Norfolk coast. Austin owned a house there and made frequent visits.
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Presentation: Framed
Original cancelled copper plate cleaned, restored and framed
Etching
Copper plate: 4 3/4 x 5 7/8 in. (12,2 x 14,9 cm.) (cancelled)
Print: 8 1/4 x 9 in. (21 x 23 cm.)
A small number of prints have been pulled from the cancelled plate posthumously on Arches paper (250g/m²)
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Presentation: Framed
The original copperplate etching plate, (cancelled):
4 5/8 x 3 7/8 in. (11.9 x 9.8 cm.)
A limited edition of 5 prints, taken from the cancelled plate, have been printed posthumously by David Maes using ARCHES 250 g/m² paper, (print size 21 x 18 cm. - price per print £100).
Provenance: The Artists Family Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, Twenty-One Gallery, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, London, The Fine Art Society, 2001
Robert Austin's original etching plates were rediscovered in 2007. They represents all aspects of the artists oeuvre, from his first engraving (The Bridge, 1913 ) to his his last (Frost in May 1971). Although, as was common practise amongst print makers, Austin cancelled his plates after their edition run, the manner in which he did this is remarkable. Far from defacing the compositions by scratching lines across the centre, or drilling holes in the plates, Austin drew precise lines of different proportions, dissecting each composition, responding individually to each image. As such the geometry of each composition appears heightened, and the plates take on a abstract beauty of their own.
It is generally acknowledged that Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving of the Twentieth century. Campbell Dodgson, keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austins' work, compared his work to that of Durer noting that Austin had 'more than a touch of that master in him' (Robert Austin, Twenty-One, 1930 Gallery).
Austin's period of greatest acclaim was during the etching boom of the 1920s (which ended abruptly with the Wall Street Crash). Later works however, (for instance Girl by a gate,1930 and Empty Church, Concarneau, 1949,) demonstrate that Austin was still at the height of his powers long after his period of greatest acclaim.
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Presentation: Framed
Original line engraving copper plate, (cancelled) 5 1/8 x 6 in. (13 x 15,2 cm.)
A limited edition of 5 prints, taken from the cancelled plate, have been printed posthumously by David Maes on Arches paper 250 g/m² paper, (print size Print: 22 x 23 cm- price per print £100).
Provenance: The Artists Family Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, Twenty-One Gallery, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, London, The Fine Art Society, 2001
Robert Austin's original etching plates were rediscovered in 2007. They represents all aspects of the artists oeuvre, from his first engraving (The Bridge, 1913 ) to his his last (Frost in May 1971). Although, as was common practise amongst print makers, Austin cancelled his plates after their edition run, the manner in which he did this is remarkable. Far from defacing the compositions by scratching lines across the centre, or drilling holes in the plates, Austin drew precise lines of different proportions, dissecting each composition, responding individually to each image. As such the geometry of each composition appears heightened, and the plates take on a abstract beauty of their own.
It is generally acknowledged that Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving of the Twentieth century. Campbell Dodgson, keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austins' work, compared his work to that of Durer noting that Austin had 'more than a touch of that master in him' (Robert Austin, Twenty-One, 1930 Gallery).
Austin's period of greatest acclaim was during the etching boom of the 1920s (which ended abruptly with the Wall Street Crash). Later works however, (for instance Girl by a gate,1930 and Empty Church, Concarneau, 1949,) demonstrate that Austin was still at the height of his powers long after his period of greatest acclaim.
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Presentation: Unmounted
Line engraving
Plate: 5 3/4 x 4 1/8 in. (14.6 x 10.5 cm.) (cancelled)
Print: 9 x 7 1/4 in. (23 x 18.5 cm.)
A limited edition has been printed posthumously on
GUARRO Superalfa (250 g/m²)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Line engraving
Plate: 6 1/4 x 6 1/2 in. (16 x 16.5 cm.) (cancelled)
Print: 9 7/8 x 9 7/8 in. (25 x 25 cm.)
A limited edition has been printed posthumously on
GUARRO Superalfa (250 g/m²)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Dry point
Plate: 5 x 5 1/2 in. (12.5 x 14.1 cm.)
Print: 8 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (22 x 22 cm.)
Figures resting or sleeping are amongst the subjects that Austin drew consistently. In the domestic family routine which formed the backdrop to his work Austin found an endless source of inspiration.
This dry point, printed posthumously from the canceled plate, is amongst Austins most celebrated images.
Austin won the Rome Scholarship for engraving in 1923 and spent 3 remarkable years in Rome before teaching engraving at the Royal College of Art, 1927-44, becoming Professor in the Department of Graphic Design, 1948-55. He was a meticulous craftsman-engraver and a vigorous draughtsman, as his series of drawings of Women's Auxiliary Air Force and ballooning activities done during World War II shows. The Tate Gallery holds his work.
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, organised an exhibition of his work in 1980.
More recently he was the subject of two shows at the Fine Art Society plc (2001 and 2002), the latter organised in conjunction with Liss Fine Art Ltd, and a show at The Royal Academy of Arts in 2009; (he was elected a Royal Academician in 1949).
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Presentation: Unmounted
Drypoint
Plate: 5 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (14.4 x 12.1 cm.) (cancelled)
Print: 9 7/8 x 8 1/16 in. (25 x 20.5 cm.)
A limited edition has been printed posthumously on
GUARRO Superalfa (250 g/m²)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Line engraving
Plate: 8 x 5 15/16 in. (20 x 13.8 cm.)
Print: 11 3/8 x 8 1/2 in. (29 x 21.5 cm.)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Line engraving, plate size 7 x 4 in. (18 x 10 cm.),
paper size, 10 5/8 x 7 1/8 in. (27 x 18 cm.)
Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, exh. cat.,The Fine Art Society, London, 2001
Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving and etching. Campbell Dodgson, Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austin, compared him to Albrecht Dürer, noting that Austin had ‘more than a touch of that master in him’ (Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930).
A limited edition of 5 line engravings have been printed posthumously on ARCHES 250 g/m² paper costing £50.00 each
We are grateful to Rachel and Clare Austin, Gordon Cooke and David Maes for assistance.
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Presentation: Unmounted
Etching
Plate: 3 7/8 x 6 1/8 in. (9.8 x 15.6 cm.) (cancelled)
Print: 7 1/4 x 9 in. (18.5 x 23 cm.)
A limited edition has been printed posthumously on
GUARRO Superalfa (250 g/m²)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Line engraving
Plate: 6 x 4 1/4 in. (15.4 x 10.8 cm.)
Print: 9 5/8 x 7 5/8 in. (24.5 x 19.5 cm.)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Etching
Plate: 7 1/2 x 4 in. (19 x 10.3 cm.)
Print: 10 5/8 x 6 3/4 in. (27 x 17 cm.)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Aquatint
Plate: 8 x 6 1/8 in. (20.5 x 15.6 cm.)
Print: 11 3/8 x 9 in. (29 x 23 cm.)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Etching
Plate: 4 1/8 x 5 3/8 in. (10.6 x 13.7 cm.) (cancelled)
Print: 8 x 8 5/8 in. (20 x 22 cm.)
A limited edition has been printed posthumously on
GUARRO Superalfa (250 g/m²)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Etching
Plate: 4 3/4 x 6 in. (12 x 15 cm.)
Print: 8 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (21 x 23.5 cm.)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Line engraving
Plate: 5 1/4 x 4 in. (13.3 x 10 cm.)
Print: 8 5/8 x 7 in. (22 x 18 cm.)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Line engraving
Plate: 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (14 x 10.8 cm.)
Print: 9 x 7 1/2 in. (23 x 19 cm.)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Etching and dry point, image size: 9 1/8 x 7 1/2 in. (23.2 x 19.2 cm.),
paper size: 12 3/4 x 10 3/4 in. (32.5 x 27.5 cm.)
Line engraving, plate size 7 x 4 in. (18 x 10 cm.),
paper size, 10 5/8 x 7 in. (27 x 18 cm.)
Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, exh. cat.,The Fine Art Society, London, 2001
Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving and etching. Campbell Dodgson, Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austin, compared him to Albrecht Dürer, noting that Austin had ‘more than a touch of that master in him’ (Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930).
A limited edition of 5 line engravings have been printed posthumously on ARCHES 250 g/m² paper costing £50.00 each
We are grateful to Rachel and Clare Austin, Gordon Cooke and David Maes for assistance.
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Etching
Plate: 5 1/4 x 5 in. (13.3 x 12.8 cm.)
Print: 8 5/8 x 8 1/2 in. (22 x 21.5 cm.)
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Line engraving
Plate: 5 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (14.8 x 12 cm.)
Print: 9 1/2 x 8 in. (24 x 20 cm.)
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Line engraving
Plate: 6 1/2 x 5 in. (16.8 x 12.7 cm.)
Print: 10 x 8 1/4 in. (25.5 x 21 cm.)
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Line engraving
Plate: 6 1/4 x 4 3/4 in. (15.8 x 12.2 cm.)
Print: 9 7/8 x 8 in. (25 x 20 cm.)
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Line engraving
Plate: 8 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (22.2 x 14.7 cm.)
Print: 11 13/16 x 8 5/8 in. (30 x 22 cm.)
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Line engraving
Plate: 6 x 7 1/2 in. (15.3 x 19.3 cm.)
Print: 9 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (24 x 26 cm.)
Austin won the Rome Scholarship for engraving in 1923 and spent 3 remarkable years in Rome before teaching engraving at the Royal College of Art, 1927-44, becoming Professor in the Department of Graphic Design, 1948-55. Austin was a meticulous craftsman-engraver and a vigorous draughtsman, as his series of drawings of Women's Auxiliary Air Force and ballooning activities done during World War II shows. The Tate Gallery holds his work.
The Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, organised an exhibition of his work in 1980.
More recently he was the subject of two shows at the Fine Art Society plc (2001 and 2002), the latter organised in conjunction with Liss Fine Art Ltd, and a show at The Royal Academy of Arts in 2009; (he was elected a Royal Academician in 1949).
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Line engraving
Plate: 7 1/2 x 5 1/8 in. (19.2 x 13 cm.)
Print: 11 x 8 1/4 in. (28 x 21 cm.)
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Etching
Plate: 7 7/8 x 5 1/2 in. (19.8 x 14 cm.)
Print: 11 1/2 x 8 1/4 in. (29 x 21 cm.)
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Etching
Plate: 4 1/2 x 4 in. (11.7 x 10.1 cm.)
Print: 8 x 7 in. (20.5 x 18 cm.)
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Etching
Plate: 3 3/4 x 5 1/2 in. (9.5 x 14 cm.)
Print: 7 1/4 x 8 1/2 in. (18.5 x 21.5 cm.)
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Etching
Plate: 3 7/8 x 3 1/8 in. (9.8 x 8 cm.) (cancelled)
Print: 8 7/8 x 8 in. (22.5 x 20 cm.)
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Etching and dry point
Plate: 8 1/16 x 13 9/16 in. (20.5 x 34.5 cm.)
Print: 11 7/8 x 17 in. (30 x 43 cm.)
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Etching, image size 5 1/2 x 4 1/2 in. (13.8 x 11.6 cm.),
paper size 8 7/8 x 7 3/4 in. (22.5 x 19.5 cm.)
Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, exh. cat.,The Fine Art Society, London, 2001
Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving and etching. Campbell Dodgson, Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austin, compared him to Albrecht Dürer, noting that Austin had ‘more than a touch of that master in him’ (Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930).
A limited edition of 5 line engravings have been printed posthumously on ARCHES 250 g/m² paper costing £60.00 each
We are grateful to Rachel and Clare Austin, Gordon Cooke and David Maes for assistance.
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Dry point
Plate: 3 3/4 x 5 in. (9.5 x 12.5 cm.)
Print: 8 7/8 x 9 5/8 in. (22.5 x 24.5 cm.)
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Plate: 7 1/2 x 5 1/4 in. (19.2 x 13.2 cm.)
Print: 11 x 8 1/4 in. (28 x 21 cm.)
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Line engraving
Plate: 5 x 5 3/4 in. (12.5 x 14.5 cm.)
Print: 8 1/2 x 8 7/8 in. (21.5 x 22.5 cm.)
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Etching
Plate: 4 3/4 x 6 in. (12 x 15.3 cm.)
Print: 8 1/4 x 9 1/4 in. (21 x 23.5 cm.)
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Etching
Plate: 6 1/2 x 3 5/8 in. (16.8 x 9.3 cm.)
Print: 9 7/8 x 7 in. (25 x 17.5 cm.)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Line engraving, image size 6 7/8 x 5 1/8 in. (17.5 x 13 cm.),
paper size 10 3/4 x 8 1/4 in. (27.5 x 21 cm.)
Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, exh. cat.,The Fine Art Society, London, 2001
Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving and etching. Campbell Dodgson, Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austin, compared him to Albrecht Dürer, noting that Austin had ‘more than a touch of that master in him’ (Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930).
A limited edition of 5 line engravings have been printed posthumously on ARCHES 250 g/m² paper costing £40.00 each
We are grateful to Rachel and Clare Austin, Gordon Cooke and David Maes for assistance.
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Line engraving
Plate: 7 1/2 x 6 1/2 in. (19 x 16.5 cm.)
Print: 11 x 9 5/8 in. (28 x 24.5 cm.)
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Line engraving
Plate: 6 1/8 x 5 1/4 in. (15.5 x 13.4 cm.)
Print: 9 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (24.5 x 22 cm.)
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Presentation: Unmounted
Line engraving, image size, 6 1/2 x 10 1/4 in. (16.5 x 26.2 cm.);
paper size 10 1/4 x 13 1/4 in. (26 x 33.5 cm.)
Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, exh. cat.,The Fine Art Society, London, 2001
Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving and etching. Campbell Dodgson, Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austin, compared him to Albrecht Dürer, noting that Austin had ‘more than a touch of that master in him’ (Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930).
A limited edition of 5 line engravings have been printed posthumously on ARCHES 250 g/m² paper costing £60.00 each
We are grateful to Rachel and Clare Austin, Gordon Cooke and David Maes for assistance.
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Presentation: Unmounted
Line engraving
Plate: 8 x 5 1/2 in. (20.5 x 14 cm.)
Print: 11 5/8 x 8 5/8 in. (29.5 x 22 cm.)
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Line engraving
Plate: 9 3/4 x 8 in. (25 x 20 cm.)
Print: 13 1/4 x 11 in. (33.5 x 28 cm.)
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Line engraving
Plate: 6 3/4 x 4 3/4 in. (17 x 12 cm.)
Print: 10 1/4 x 8 in. (26 x 20 cm.)
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Line engraving
Plate: 13 3/4 x 10 5/8 in. (35 x 27 cm.)
Print: 18 1/4 x 15 in. (46.5 x 38 cm.)
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Plate: 11 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (29.5 x 22 cm.)
Print: 15 x 11 7/8 in. (38 x 30 cm.)
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Line engraving
Plate: 7 x 5 in. (18 x 12.5 cm.)
Print: 10 3/4 x 8 in. (27.5 x 20 cm.)
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Aquatint
Plate: 12 1/2 x 9 in. (32 x 23 cm.)
Print: 16 x 11 5/8 in. (40.5 x 29.5 cm.)
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Print: 16 1/4 x 11 7/8 in. (41.5 x 30 cm.)
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Plate: 4 3/4 x 5 3/4 in. (12 x 14.8 cm.)
Paper: 8 1/4 x 9 in. (21 x 23 cm.)
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Plate size: 4 x 5 1/2 in. (100 x 140 mm.)
Paper size: 7 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (190 x 220 mm.)
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Plate size: 5 3/4 x 4 1/2 in. (146 x 115 mm.)
Paper size: 9 1/4 x 7 1/4 in. (235 x 185 mm.)
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Plate size: 7 3/4 x 5 in. (198 x 126 mm.)
Paper size: 11 1/4 x 8 in. (285 x 205 mm.)
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Plate size: 6 1/2 x 7 1/4 in. (163 x 183 mm.)
Paper size: 10 x 11 in. (253 x 280 mm.)
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Plate size: 6 x 7 1/2 in. (150 x 192 mm.)
Paper size: 9 5/8 x 11 in. (245 x 280 mm.)
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Etching, image size,6 x 7 1/2 in. (15x 19.2 cm.);
paper size 9 5/8 x 11 in. (24.5 x 28 cm.)
Literature: Campbell Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930; Gordon Cooke, Drawings and Prints by Robert Austin, exh. cat.,The Fine Art Society, London, 2001
Austin was one of the greatest exponents of line engraving and etching. Campbell Dodgson, Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum, who compiled the standard reference work on Austin, compared him to Albrecht Dürer, noting that Austin had ‘more than a touch of that master in him’ (Dodgson, Robert Austin, exh. cat.,Twenty-One Gallery, London, 1930).
A limited edition of 5 line engravings have been printed posthumously on ARCHES 250 g/m² paper costing £60.00 each
We are grateful to Rachel and Clare Austin, Gordon Cooke and David Maes for assistance.
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Plate size: 6 x 7 1/2 in. (150 x 192 mm.)
Paper size: 9 5/8 x 11 in. (245 x 280 mm.)
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Original cancelled copper plate cleaned, restored and framed
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Copper plate: 4 3/4 x 5 in. (12 x 12,7cm.) (cancelled)
Print: 8 1/4 x 8 1/4 in. (21 x 21 cm.)
A small number of prints have been pulled from the cancelled plate posthumously on Arches paper (250g/m²)
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Pencil
Inscribed March 68
15 3/4 x 17 3/4 in. (40 x 45 cm).
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Pencil with highlights in red chalk
Signed and dated in pencil, signed with initials (studio stamp)
22 1/2 x 17 1/4 in. (57 x 44 cm).
Provenance: The Artists Daughters
Exhibited: Robert Austin, The Fine Art Society, 2002, no 66
Literature: Robert Austin, Paul Liss, 2002, p. 40; illustrated p. 43
This composition is set in Austins studio, The Chapel at Burnham Overy Staithe, which consisted of a large light-filled rooms, either facing green meadows or out to sea. Austin chose a huge, white, north-facing room, overlooking the sand dunes to Scolt Head, to be his studio. It was here that all his work was carried out.
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Pencil
Inscribed with title
11 7/16 x 17 3/4 in. (29 x 45 cm.)
Rob, the artist's son, was born in 1927.
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Line engraving
Original copper plate: 6 5/8 x 4 3/4 in. (16,9 x 12 cm.) (cancelled)
Print: 10 1/4 x 8 in. (26 x 20 cm.)
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To be included in the forthcoming exhibition Robert Austin RA (1895-1973)
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Etching. 22.5 x 17.2cm (31.5 x 26.2cm framed)
Unique artist's proof from the artists own collection.
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Black chalk and watercolour on paper, 22W X 17E ins. (55.9 X 45.1 cms.)
Provenance: the artist's daughter, Claire
Literature: Paul Liss, Robert Austin, The Fine Art Society, 2002, p. 40
Amongst the subjects that Austin was most naturally drawn to were his two daughters. In his studio at Burnham Overy Staithe, a huge North-facing room with high ceilings, they often served as models. Austin fixed a trapeze in the studio for their amusement.
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Stamped with studio stamp
Watercolour, signed with studio stamp
15 x 10 1/2 in. (38 x 27 cm).
Provenance: Rachel Austin
Exhibited: Fine Art Society, October, 2002
Austin moved to Lingard House, Chiswick Mall, in 1931. Apart from visits to his Norforlk holiday house, he lived at Lingard House for the rest of his life.
Figures resting or sleeping are amongst the subjects that Austin drew consistently. In the domestic family routine which formed the backdrop to his work Austin found an endless source of inspiration. Drapery was a subject that he was particularly drawn to.
Prints and Drawings by Robert Austin RA (1895-1973)
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Stamped, incribed with title and dated
Black chalk on light pink tinted paper
17 3/4 x 22 1/16 in. (45 x 56 cm).
Provenance: Clare Austin, the artist's daughter
Exhibited: exh: Fine Art Society, October, 2002, no. 31, p 23, (reproduced)
Literature: Paul Liss, Robert Austin, The Fine Art Society 2002, p. 40; Liss Fine Art 2005, cat. no 92
In a gessoed white stepped Gluck frame.
Amongst the subjects that Austin was most naturally drawn to were his two daughters. In his studio at Burnham Overy Staithe, a huge North-facing room with high ceilings, they often served as models.
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Watercolour over charcoal on light brown paper
15 3/8 x 10 5/8 in. (39 x 27 cm).
Figures resting or sleeping are amongst the subjects that Austin drew consistently. In the domestic family routine which formed the backdrop to his work Austin found an endless source of inspiration. Drapery was a subject that he was particularly drawn to.
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Signed and dated
15 x 18 7/8 in. (38 x 48 cm.)
Provenance: acquired directly from the artists daughters
Figures resting or sleeping are amongst the subjects that Austin drew consistently. In the domestic family routine which formed the backdrop to his work Austin found an endless source of inspiration. Drapery was a subject that he was particularly drawn to.
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Signed and dated 1938
Charcoal with highlights in watercolour
22 1/2 x 17 3/4 ins (57 x 45 cm).
Provenance: acquired directly from the artists daughters.
Prints and Drawings by Robert Austin RA (1895-1973)
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Signed and dated in the plate; inscribed ‘printed for the passengers and staff of London Transport to recall other occasions of the Nation’s will and high purpose’
Original lithograph, printed by the Baynard Press
25-1/4 × 20 in. (64. 2 × 50.8 cm)
Provenance:Artist’s daughter.
This rare lithographic proof comes directly from the artist’s family. The London Transport Museum has the same poster in its collection, together with versions of the design in a number of earlier states.
The Underground Group (later London Transport) produced a wide variety of posters during the First and Second World Wars.There was, however, a marked difference between the propaganda element of the posters in both wars: the posters published in the GreatWar presented the conflict as an idealised struggle and urged men to enlist, whereas the posters of the Second World War stressed the individual’s role in helping the war effort at home and also aspired to lift the nation’s spirits.
Many London Transport posters were issued as a series, for maximum impact. Robert Sargent Austin was commissioned to produce the Our Heritage Series, depicting heroic British Leaders, such as Nelson,Drake, Pitt and finally Churchill.The aim of these posters was to boost the morale within the travelling public by reminding them what the nation was fighting for.
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