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Edmund Blampied
Politics

1926

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Politics (Tonnere de Brest). 1926. Drypoint. Appleby 108. 7 x 9 (sheet 10 1/2 x 15 1/2). A rich impression printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Edmund Blampied. Signed in pencil. This is one of Blampied's most famous images. Politics (Tonnere de Brest). 1926. Drypoint. Appleby 108. 7 x 9 (sheet 10 1/2 x 15 1/2). A rich impression printed on cream wove paper with full margins. Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching: Edmund Blampied. Signed in pencil. This is one of Blampied's most famous images. Housed in an archival 16 x 20-inch mat. The expression 'thunder of Brest" refers to the canon at the foot of the castle of Brest, Brittany, that announced daily opening and closing of the gates of the arsenal. Doubtless, it is a satiric reference to the opening and closing hours of the pub pictured in the drypoint. The expression 'thunder of Brest" refers to the canon at the foot of the castle of Brest, Brittany, that announced daily opening and closing of the gates of the arsenal. Doubtless, it is a satiric reference to the opening and closing hours of the pub pictured in the drypoint. Edmund Blampied was a painter, etcher, lithographer, and sculptor. Born in 1886 to a family of three boys in St. Martin, Jersey, Blampied became interested in drawing at an early age. After visiting the studio of John Helier Lander in 1899, Blampied decided to make a career as an artist. In 1903 he went to London to attend Lambeth Art School, where he studied etching under Walter Seymour. In 1905, he joined the Daily Chronicle as an artist. In that year he was awarded a scholarship to Bolt Court Scool of Photo-engraving and Lithography. In 1912 he left the Chronicle and established his own studio. He earned a living by illustrating novels and short stories. In 1913, he had his first exhibition at the Leicester Gallery in London. The following year he married Marianne Van Abbé. During the 1920s, he became a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers. During the 1920s Blampied became a member of the Royal Society of Painters-Etchers and Engravers and exhibited in London to critical acclaim. He produced a folio of comic drawings in the 1930s which was published in New York in 1934 and another that was published in London in 1936. The Keeper of Prints and Drawings at the British Museum published a monograph on his work. His London exhibitions were highly successful. In 1938, he moved to Bulwarks, St.Aubin in Jersey, but at the onset of the Occupation, had to relocate to Route Orange, St. Brelade and remained there throughout World War II during the German Occupation, despite the fact that his wife was Jewish. During the Occupation he designed banknotes and a set of postage stamps for the States of Jersey. After the War and the end of the Occupation, he continued to live and work in Jersey. In 1966, he died at the age of 80. He was a member of: Royal Society of British Artists, 1938 Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, 1921

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