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Doreen Baxter
Wonderland Tale - Fairy Tale - Female Illustrator
1953

About the Item

Wonderland Tale - Fairy Tale - Female Illustrator - The work is meticulously rendered in an exacting technique of line to the point of wonderment. Yet, Baxter can obtain an ethereality to her characters that are in keeping with the fantasy nature of the work. All the elements are in a precise conversation with each other forming a perfect composition of grace and harmony. Signed lower right Doreen Ethelwyn Baxter - Artist, Illustrator,and writer of children's fairy tales, published, during the 1950's, amongst others - Daughter of Egbert William Baxter and Winifred Bath (Morris) Baxter Sister of Winilove Beatrice (Baxter) Turton and Sylvia Phyllis Baxter Fairyland Frolics Dreamland Frolics Woodland Frolics Wonderland Tales New Fairy tales

Creator:
Doreen Baxter (1910, South African, English)
Creation Year:
1953
Dimensions:
Height: 9.25 in (23.5 cm)Width: 14.5 in (36.83 cm)Depth: 1 in (2.54 cm)
Medium:
Ink,Pen
Movement & Style:
English School
Period:
1950-1959
Condition:
Sheet is loose and not mounted. Some unobtrusive surface soiling. Otherwise in good condition. Tape remnants in the center of the of work. Most of the live area is in good shape.
Gallery Location:
Miami, FL
Reference Number:
1stDibs: LU385312082922

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