Clifford EllisAbstract in White Mid-Century Gouache Painting Clifford Ellis Modern British Artc. 1959
c. 1959
About the Item
- Creator:Clifford Ellis (1907 - 1985, British)
- Creation Year:c. 1959
- Dimensions:Height: 12.6 in (32 cm)Width: 9.45 in (24 cm)
- Medium:
- Movement & Style:
- Period:
- Condition:In a hand-finished frame with AR non-reflective glass.
- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU79537545092
Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis was born in Bognor in Sussex and trained at Saint Martin’s School of Art and Regent Street Polytechnic. He was a graphic artist and illustrator who is best known for the posters he produced for London Transport during the 1930s. Ellis generally collaborated on posters with his wife, Rosemary, whom he married in 1931. The General Post Office, Shell and the Empire Marketing Board were also clients for the couple's posters. They signed their posters C&RE, their initials being in alphabetical order, and they are readily recognizable by their ebullient use of color and form.
Employed during the war as a camoufleur, along with so many other artists, Ellis was also an official war artist, serving with the Grenadier Guards. Rosemary, meanwhile, was an artist for the Recording Britain project. Following the war, they trained art teachers at the Bath Academy of Art. They also designed a series of nearly 100 book jackets for the New Naturalist series, published by Collins between 1945–82, and were always fascinated by animals and natural history.
- ShippingRetrieving quote...Shipping from: London, United Kingdom
- Return Policy
More From This Seller
View AllMid-20th Century Abstract Figurative Drawings and Watercolors
Ink, Watercolor, Gouache
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
Mid-20th Century Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
1920s Art Deco Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
You May Also Like
2010s Abstract Geometric Mixed Media
Archival Ink, Watercolor, Gouache, Archival Paper, Pencil, Color Pencil
1920s Abstract Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Gouache
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Paintings
Gouache
1960s Abstract Expressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Mixed Media, Ink, Gouache
Early 2000s Abstract Geometric Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Watercolor, Gouache
1980s Abstract Impressionist Abstract Drawings and Watercolors
Paper, Ink, Gouache, Lithograph