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Rex Whistler Designed "Post Office c1937 Greetings Telegram"
Rex Whistler Designed "Post Office c1937 Greetings Telegram"

Rex Whistler Designed "Post Office c1937 Greetings Telegram"

Located in Bristol, CT

Colour half-tone and letterpress, designed by Rex Whistler. A rectangular frame surmounted by a cartouche decorated with pendant garlands held up by winged cherubs at either side, ag...

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20th Century Prints and Multiples

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Color

Shell oil advertising study in crayon & pencil on paper by British Rex Whistler
Shell oil advertising study in crayon & pencil on paper by British Rex Whistler

Shell oil advertising study in crayon & pencil on paper by British Rex Whistler

Located in Petworth, West Sussex

A unique and early Shell advertising study from The Shell Archive by early 20th century British illustrator Rex John Whistler. The details of the work are as follows: Rex John Whist...

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20th Century Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Paper, Crayon, Pencil

The Contents of Wilsford Manor Sotheby's Sale Catalogue (Book)
The Contents of Wilsford Manor Sotheby's Sale Catalogue (Book)

The Contents of Wilsford Manor Sotheby's Sale Catalogue (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

He was known as a member of "The Bright Young People" in the 1920's and 1930's and was friends with Cecil Beaton, The Sitwells, The Mitford girls and Rex Whistler.

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20th Century Books

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Paper

Mary Adshead - Music & Song - 1920s British tempera design panels
Mary Adshead - Music & Song - 1920s British tempera design panels

Mary Adshead - Music & Song - 1920s British tempera design panels

By Mary Adshead

Located in London, GB

Mary Adshead attended the Slade School of Fine Art. She and Rex Whistler won the joint first prize in the Slade’s Summer painting competition in 1924 and as a result Henry Tonks arr...

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Early 20th Century Romantic Figurative Paintings

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Tempera

Portland Bill - 20th Century English Seascape Watercolour Painting with Ocean
Portland Bill - 20th Century English Seascape Watercolour Painting with Ocean

Portland Bill - 20th Century English Seascape Watercolour Painting with Ocean

By Mary Adshead

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Mary Adshead English, 1904-1995 Portland Bill, 1948 watercolour 38 x 52 cm 15 x 20 1/2 in signed English mural painter and designer trained at The Slade where she won joint first pr...

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1940s Modern Landscape Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Out of the Thicket, Oil on Board Painting by Mary Adshead
Out of the Thicket, Oil on Board Painting by Mary Adshead

Out of the Thicket, Oil on Board Painting by Mary Adshead

By Mary Adshead

Located in Kingsclere, GB

Out of the Thicket, Oil on Board Painting by Mary Adshead Additional information: Medium: Oil on board 179.5 x 75.5 cm 70 5/8 x 29 3/4 in Signed English mural painter and designer ...

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20th Century Abstract Impressionist Abstract Paintings

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Board

Bloomfield Road (No.17, London W9 - 20th Century Oil Painting with House + Trees
Bloomfield Road (No.17, London W9 - 20th Century Oil Painting with House + Trees

Bloomfield Road (No.17, London W9 - 20th Century Oil Painting with House + Trees

By Adrian Daintrey

Located in Kingsclere, GB

He gathered a wide circle of friends including the artists Augustus John, Nina Hamnett and Rex Whistler. He shared his first exhibition with Paul Nash at Dorothy Warren's Gallery ...

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20th Century Figurative Paintings

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Oil, Board

Title Page: Samson Agonistes, a Dramatic Poem. The Author, John Milton
Title Page: Samson Agonistes, a Dramatic Poem. The Author, John Milton

Title Page: Samson Agonistes, a Dramatic Poem. The Author, John Milton

Located in Bournemouth, Dorset

Born in London, Robert Medley studied at the Byam Shaw School of Art, the Royal Academy and the Slade School of Art in the 1920s. As a student he met Rex Whistler, Stanley Spencer an...

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1970s Abstract Prints

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Screen

Set of 4 Large Simulated Bronze Lidded Urns Ex. The Menagerie at Horton Hall
Set of 4 Large Simulated Bronze Lidded Urns Ex. The Menagerie at Horton Hall

Set of 4 Large Simulated Bronze Lidded Urns Ex. The Menagerie at Horton Hall

Located in Wormelow, Herefordshire

They are taken after the limewood model by British artist, Rex Whistler (1905-1944), made for the London home of English industrialist, Samuel Cortauld (1876-1947) in 12 North Audley...

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20th Century English Georgian Urns

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Plaster, Paint

Le Transport Gratuit, Pierre Fix-Masseau 1935
Le Transport Gratuit, Pierre Fix-Masseau 1935

Le Transport Gratuit, Pierre Fix-Masseau 1935

By Pierre Fix-Masseau

Located in San Francisco, CA

Consequently, the leading poster artists of the day - Rex Whistler, Cassandre and Fix-Masseau - would often be commissioned by companies wishing to promote leisure and tourism.

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Early 20th Century French Art Deco Posters

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Acrylic, Wood, Paper

Felix Kelly, Drifter and Steamers, S.P.15., School Prints Ltd., 1946 (after)
Felix Kelly, Drifter and Steamers, S.P.15., School Prints Ltd., 1946 (after)

Felix Kelly, Drifter and Steamers, S.P.15., School Prints Ltd., 1946 (after)

Located in Southampton, NY

About the Artist: Felix Kelly (1914–1994) was a British painter, muralist, illustrator, theatrical designer, and master of architectural imagination whose hauntingly precise cityscap...

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1940s Modern Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

"Orient Express, " Lithograph Poster by Pierre Fix-Masseau
"Orient Express, " Lithograph Poster by Pierre Fix-Masseau

"Orient Express, " Lithograph Poster by Pierre Fix-Masseau

By Pierre Fix-Masseau

Located in Milwaukee, WI

Consequently the leading poster artists of the day - Rex Whistler, Cassandre and Fix-Masseau - would often be commissioned by companies wishing to promote leisure and tourism.

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1980s Art Deco Figurative Prints

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Lithograph

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Costume Design By Rex Whistler
Costume Design By Rex Whistler

Costume Design By Rex Whistler

A Costume Design By Rex Whistler For The Ballet "The Birthday Of The Infanta" For The Camargo Society.

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1930s Other Art Style Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

Materials

Watercolor

Pair of contemporary floral plaster panels in Baroque style by a Master artist
Pair of contemporary floral plaster panels in Baroque style by a Master artist

Pair of contemporary floral plaster panels in Baroque style by a Master artist

By Geoffrey Preston MBE

Located in London, GB

In addition, he admires painter Rex Whistler and wood engravers, Charles Tunnicliffe and Joan Hassall, for their mastery of light and shade, which echoes the effects he strives to ac...

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2010s British Baroque Decorative Art

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Burlap, Plaster, Wood

Unique pair of contemporary plaster panels in Baroque style by a Master artist
Unique pair of contemporary plaster panels in Baroque style by a Master artist

Unique pair of contemporary plaster panels in Baroque style by a Master artist

By Geoffrey Preston MBE

Located in London, GB

In addition, he admires painter Rex Whistler and wood engravers, Charles Tunnicliffe and Joan Hassall, for their mastery of light and shade, which echoes the effects he strives to ac...

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2010s British Baroque Decorative Art

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Burlap, Plaster, Wood

The Work of Rex Whistler (Book)
The Work of Rex Whistler (Book)

The Work of Rex Whistler (Book)

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The Work of Rex Whistler (Book)

Located in North Yorkshire, GB

Rex Whistler had an amazing career which was cut short when at the age of just 39, he was killed in action during the second world war.

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20th Century Books

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Paper

Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)
Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)

Oil Painting Portrait of Lord Edward Grenfell, 1st Baron St Just (1870-1941)

By Oswald Birley

Located in London, GB

Among celebrities of the day staying for long weekends at Charleston – where they were guaranteed delicious meals sometimes cooked by Birley, with more experimental and eccentric men...

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Early 20th Century Victorian Portrait Paintings

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Oil

"Watch Your Step" by Rex Whistler
"Watch Your Step" by Rex Whistler

"Watch Your Step" by Rex Whistler

Located in Bristol, CT

Original pen & ink drawing by Rex Whistler (1905-1944) Acquired from The BP Shell Collection Lot #12 at Sotheby's Olympia London Sept 10, 2003 Art Sz: 11"H x 7-3/4"W Frame Sz: 19"H...

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20th Century Other Art Style Drawings and Watercolor Paintings

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Ink

"The Duke of Sussex" by Rex Whistler 1937 Ink & Coloured Wash Drawing
"The Duke of Sussex" by Rex Whistler 1937 Ink & Coloured Wash Drawing

"The Duke of Sussex" by Rex Whistler 1937 Ink & Coloured Wash Drawing

Located in Bristol, CT

An original ink & coloured wash drawing by the Rex Whistler (1905-1944) depicting "The Duke of Sussex" tipsily approaching The Queen 'Victoria' & to the left, The Prince Consort play...

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Mid-20th Century Other Art Style Interior Drawings and Watercolors

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Ink

Georgian Love Songs.
Georgian Love Songs.

Rex WhistlerGeorgian Love Songs., 1949

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H 9.25 in W 5.75 in D 0.75 in

Georgian Love Songs.

Located in New York, NY

The six collotype plates after drawings by Rex Whistler were printed at the Ganymed Press.

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1940s More Art

Materials

Paper

Figaro - 1950s British Costume Design for Opera by Oliver Messel
Figaro - 1950s British Costume Design for Opera by Oliver Messel

Figaro - 1950s British Costume Design for Opera by Oliver Messel

By Oliver Messel

Located in London, GB

After Eton he studied art at the Slade under Henry Tonks; Rex Whistler was a fellow student. Although his studies concentrated on life drawings he also made papier mache and wax mas...

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1950s Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

Mary Adshead - The Royal Procession - 20th Century British Illustration

Mary Adshead - The Royal Procession - 20th Century British Illustration

By Mary Adshead

Located in London, GB

Mary Adshead enrolled at the Slade School of Fine Art in 1921, when she was only 16. There she and Rex Whistler won the joint first prize in the Slade’s Summer painting competition ...

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Mid-20th Century Realist Figurative Drawings and Watercolors

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Watercolor

19th Century Regency Mahogany Hall Chair
19th Century Regency Mahogany Hall Chair

19th Century Regency Mahogany Hall Chair

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19th Century Regency Mahogany Hall Chair

By Gillows of Lancaster & London

Located in Richmond, London

Under Maud's guidance, rooms were reconfigured and redecorated, creating the neoclassical, luxurious look that still exists today. in 1939, Maud Russell commissioned the marvellously...

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Antique Early 19th Century English Regency Chairs

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Mahogany

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This piece titled "Econolines" is an original artwork by James Bonney and is made from colored pencil on paper. This piece measures 15.25”h x 12.25”w framed.

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