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Elyse Ashe Lord
Art Deco Woman Holding Monkey - Female Illustrator

1928 Circa

About the Item

Meticulously rendered art deco illustration of a stylized woman ( perhaps Asian ) having a dialog with a small monkey perch on her outstretched arm. Signed lower right. Elegantly matted and framed. Elyse Ashe Lord (1900–1971) was a British artist and illustrator who worked in watercolors and drypoint etching. Lord trained at the Heatherley School of Art in Chelsea, and the first public exhibition of her work was in 1919. Her drawings were exhibited at the Brook Street Gallery in 1921=In 1922 she became a member of the Royal Institute of Painters in Water Colours. Various large exhibitions of her works were held during her lifetime. Lord's images typically draw on the Art Deco movement and ideas of Oriental culture, even though she never visited the Far East. She was a popular artist, even during a time period when the art market, and decorative arts particularly, was suffering from the economic crisis of the 1930s. She was a resident of Bexley in Kent. References Alan Horne (1994). The Dictionary of 20th Century British Book Illustrators. Antique Collectors' "Lord, Elyse Ashe (1900–1971)"Retrieved 6 August 2018. "Elyse Ashe Lord Artist Modern British Pictures". Modern British Pictures. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  • Creator:
    Elyse Ashe Lord (1900 - 1971, British)
  • Creation Year:
    1928 Circa
  • Dimensions:
    Height: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Width: 12 in (30.48 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
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  • Condition:
    Excellent condition for its age.
  • Gallery Location:
    Miami, FL
  • Reference Number:
    1stDibs: LU385312109022
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