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Clifford Ellis Art

British, 1907-1985

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.

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Artist: Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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1950s Realist Clifford Ellis Art

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Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration, c. 1950

$531
Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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1950s Realist Clifford Ellis Art

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Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration
Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Swallow watercolour Modern British Art Wildlife Bird Migration, c. 1950

$657
Clifford Ellis William the Pug pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - o...
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1950s Realist Clifford Ellis Art

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Carbon Pencil

Clifford Ellis William the Pug pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art
Clifford Ellis William the Pug pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis William the Pug pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art, c. 1950

$597
'Form' Abstract Mid-Century Gouache Painting Clifford Ellis Modern British Art
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Clifford Ellis Art

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Gouache

'Form' Abstract Mid-Century Gouache Painting Clifford Ellis Modern British Art

Clifford Ellis
'Form' Abstract Mid-Century Gouache Painting Clifford Ellis Modern British Art, c. 1955

$1,926
Clifford Ellis Mid-Century Abstract drawing Modern British Art
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Clifford Ellis Art

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Gouache

Clifford Ellis Mid-Century Abstract drawing Modern British Art
Clifford Ellis Mid-Century Abstract drawing Modern British Art

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Mid-Century Abstract drawing Modern British Art, c. 1955

$465
Clifford Ellis Collage I Abstract watercolour gouache Mid-Century landscape
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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Early 20th Century Abstract Clifford Ellis Art

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Mixed Media

Clifford Ellis Collage I Abstract watercolour gouache Mid-Century landscape

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Collage I Abstract watercolour gouache Mid-Century landscape, c. 1955

$1,806
Clifford Ellis Abstract Painting Mid-Century Modern British Art Grey & Black
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Clifford Ellis Art

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Gouache

Clifford Ellis Abstract Painting Mid-Century Modern British Art Grey & Black

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Abstract Painting Mid-Century Modern British Art Grey & Black, c. 1955

$1,527
Clifford Ellis Curlew pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art Wildlife
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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1950s Realist Clifford Ellis Art

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Clifford Ellis Curlew pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art Wildlife
Clifford Ellis Curlew pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art Wildlife

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Curlew pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art Wildlife, c. 1950

$597
Clifford Ellis, 'Abstract in Grey II' midcentury gouache painting
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Clifford Ellis Art

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Gouache

Clifford Ellis, 'Abstract in Grey II' midcentury gouache painting

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis, 'Abstract in Grey II' midcentury gouache painting, c.1950

$1,527
Clifford Ellis Sheep Charcoal Drawing Modern British Art Mid Century Modern
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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1950s Modern Clifford Ellis Art

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Charcoal

Clifford Ellis Sheep Charcoal Drawing Modern British Art Mid Century Modern

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Sheep Charcoal Drawing Modern British Art Mid Century Modern, c. 1950

$597
Clifford Ellis Snow Laden Branch Watercolour Modern British Art 1950s
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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1950s Modern Clifford Ellis Art

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Watercolor, Pen

Clifford Ellis Snow Laden Branch Watercolour Modern British Art 1950s

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Snow Laden Branch Watercolour Modern British Art 1950s, c. 1950s

$597
Abstract in White Mid-Century Gouache Painting Clifford Ellis Modern British Art
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Clifford Ellis Art

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Gouache

Abstract in White Mid-Century Gouache Painting Clifford Ellis Modern British Art

Clifford Ellis
Abstract in White Mid-Century Gouache Painting Clifford Ellis Modern British Art, c. 1959

$1,926
Clifford Ellis Broad Chalk Wiltshire sketch Modern British Art New Naturalists
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings and drawings by Clifford Ellis and his wife Rosemary. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it clic...
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1950s Realist Clifford Ellis Art

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Carbon Pencil

Clifford Ellis Broad Chalk Wiltshire sketch Modern British Art New Naturalists

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Broad Chalk Wiltshire sketch Modern British Art New Naturalists, c. 1950

$298
Clifford Ellis Cadbury Castle Gouache Mid Century Modern British Art Painting
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - o...
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1950s Realist Clifford Ellis Art

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Watercolor, Carbon Pencil

Clifford Ellis Cadbury Castle Gouache Mid Century Modern British Art Painting
Clifford Ellis Cadbury Castle Gouache Mid Century Modern British Art Painting

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Cadbury Castle Gouache Mid Century Modern British Art Painting, c. 1950

$2,212
Clifford Ellis William Pug Dog II pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - o...
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1950s Realist Clifford Ellis Art

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Carbon Pencil

Clifford Ellis William Pug Dog II pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art
Clifford Ellis William Pug Dog II pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis William Pug Dog II pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art, c. 1950

$597
Clifford Ellis Curlew II pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art Wildlife
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - o...
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1950s Realist Clifford Ellis Art

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Carbon Pencil

Clifford Ellis Curlew II pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art Wildlife
Clifford Ellis Curlew II pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art Wildlife

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Curlew II pencil sketch Mid Century Modern British Art Wildlife, c. 1950

$597
Clifford Ellis Autumn in Yellow and Brown: mid-century abstract gouache painting
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Clifford Ellis Art

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Gouache

Clifford Ellis Autumn in Yellow and Brown: mid-century abstract gouache painting

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Autumn in Yellow and Brown: mid-century abstract gouache painting, c. 1950s

$1,581
Clifford Ellis Deer pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - o...
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1950s Realist Clifford Ellis Art

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Carbon Pencil

Clifford Ellis Deer pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal
Clifford Ellis Deer pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Deer pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal, c. 1950

$597
Variations on Six (Blue on Black) by Clifford Ellis, 1953
By Clifford Ellis
Located in Kingsclere, GB
Variations on Six (Blue on Black) by Clifford Ellis, 1953 Additional information: Medium: lithograph 85 x 64.5 cm 33 1/2 x 25 3/8 in Clifford Ellis was born in Bognor Regis, West S...
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20th Century Clifford Ellis Art

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Lithograph

Variations on Six (Blue on Black) by Clifford Ellis, 1953
Variations on Six (Blue on Black) by Clifford Ellis, 1953

Clifford Ellis
Variations on Six (Blue on Black) by Clifford Ellis, 1953, 1953

$1,793
Clifford Ellis Red Panda Chico pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
From a series of paintings by Clifford Ellis. To see them or our other Modern British Art, scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this Seller" - o...
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1950s Realist Clifford Ellis Art

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Clifford Ellis Red Panda Chico pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal
Clifford Ellis Red Panda Chico pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Red Panda Chico pencil sketch Modern British Art Wildlife animal, c. 1950

$597
Clifford Ellis Collage II Abstract watercolour gouache Mid-Century
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
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Mid-20th Century Abstract Clifford Ellis Art

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Mixed Media

Clifford Ellis Collage II Abstract watercolour gouache Mid-Century
Clifford Ellis Collage II Abstract watercolour gouache Mid-Century

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Collage II Abstract watercolour gouache Mid-Century, c. 1955

$2,657
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Clifford Ellis Sosicles II - theatrical costume design (1934)
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Clifford Ellis Sosicles II - theatrical costume design (1934)

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Clifford Ellis Sosicles II - theatrical costume design (1934), 1934

H 11.03 in W 7.09 in
Clifford Ellis Lion's Head Collage Gouache Modern British Art
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Clifford Ellis Sailing Boats in Blue & Red Mid Century Modern British Art
Clifford Ellis Sailing Boats in Blue & Red Mid Century Modern British Art

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Clifford Ellis Sailing Boats in Blue & Red Mid Century Modern British Art, c. 1950s

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Clifford Ellis Sosicles I - theatrical costume design (1934)
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Located in London, GB
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Clifford Ellis Sosicles I - theatrical costume design (1934)

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Clifford Ellis Sosicles I - theatrical costume design (1934), 1934

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Clifford Ellis Kneeling Woman - theatrical costume design (1934)
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Clifford Ellis Kneeling Woman - theatrical costume design (1934)

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Clifford Ellis Teignmouth UK Beach Scene c1947 watercolour Cat 35
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of paintings and posters from Clifford and Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this ...
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1940s Modern Clifford Ellis Art

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Watercolor, Pencil

Clifford Ellis Teignmouth UK Beach Scene c1947 watercolour Cat 35

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Teignmouth UK Beach Scene c1947 watercolour Cat 35, 1947

H 14.57 in W 22.05 in D 0.04 in
Clifford Ellis Teignmouth UK Beach Scene c1947 watercolour
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of paintings and posters from Clifford and Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more scroll down to "More from this Seller" and below it click on "See all from this ...
Category

1940s Modern Clifford Ellis Art

Materials

Watercolor, Pencil

Clifford Ellis Teignmouth UK Beach Scene c1947 watercolour
Clifford Ellis Teignmouth UK Beach Scene c1947 watercolour

Clifford Ellis
Clifford Ellis Teignmouth UK Beach Scene c1947 watercolour, 1947

H 14.57 in W 22.05 in

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Find a wide variety of authentic Clifford Ellis art available for sale on 1stDibs. You can also browse by medium to find art by Clifford Ellis in paint, watercolor, pencil and more. Much of the original work by this artist or collective was created during the 20th century and is mostly associated with the abstract style. Not every interior allows for large Clifford Ellis art, so small editions measuring 5 inches across are available. Customers who are interested in this artist might also find the work of Albert Decaris, Robert Somerton, and Anthony Benjamin. Clifford Ellis art prices can differ depending upon medium, time period and other attributes. On 1stDibs, the price for these items starts at $279 and tops out at $2,506, while the average work can sell for $681.

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