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.
Clifford Ellis, 'Abstract in Grey II' midcentury gouache painting
By Clifford Ellis
Located in London, GB
We acquired a series of paintings, photographs and posters from Clifford and Rosemary Ellis's studio. To find more scroll down to "More fro...
Gouache
$621
Clifford Ellis Sheep Charcoal Drawing Modern British Art Mid Century Modern
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...
Charcoal
$483
H 8.25 in W 10.25 in D 1 in
Cocker Spaniel Dog Portrait Oil Painting Dorothy Johnson
By Dorothy Johnson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cocker Spaniel Dog Portrait Oil Painting Dorothy Johnson Artist: Dorothy Johnson Medium: Oil on canvas laid to board, mounted within card mat, unframed. Size (including mount)...
Oil
$483
H 10.25 in W 8.25 in D 1 in
Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Bill Dog Portrait Oil Painting
By Dorothy Johnson
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Cavalier King Charles Spaniel Bill Dog Portrait Oil Painting Artist: Dorothy Johnson Medium: Oil on canvas laid to board, mounted within card mat, unframed. Size (including mo...
Oil
$552Sale Price|20% Off
H 20 in W 13.75 in D 1 in
Study of the Movement of a Horses Head by Robert Ladou
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
Title: Study of the Movement of a Horses Head by Robert Ladou Artist: Robert Ladou (French, 1929-2014) Medium: Charcoal on blue paper Size: 20 (Height) x 13.75 (Width) Signed: No Co...
Charcoal
$12,500Sale Price|53% Off
H 29 in W 42 in D 1 in
Early Horses IX, Animal Drawing, Charcoal on Paper, Black by Sunil Das"In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Early Horses IX - 21 x 34 inches (unframed size) Charcoal on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist...
Paper, Charcoal
$27,000
H 26.5 in W 37 in D 1 in
Early Horses I, Conte on Paper by PadmaShree Artist Sunil Das "In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Early Horses I - 18.5 x 29 inches (unframed size) Conte on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. Sunil Das was one of India's most important postmodernist p...
Paper, Conté
$552Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.75 in W 12.75 in
Anatomy Drawings of a Horse - Original French Artwork Equestrian Anatomy Study
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Anatomy of a Horse by Robert Ladou (French 1929-2014) original drawing stuck on card in blue folder/ thick paper, unframed top drawing: 7.25 x 9...
Charcoal, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil
$18,000
H 13.1 in W 11.75 in D 0.5 in
Howard Mehring - Study for Spring Sweep, Signed painting Washington Color School
By Howard Mehring
Located in New York, NY
HOWARD MEHRING Study for Spring Sweep, 1964 Oil, oil stick, charcoal, gouache painting on paper Hand signed, dated and annotated with the names of the colors in graphite pencil on the front This is a unique work Frame included: elegantly matted and framed in a museum quality dark blue wood frame with UV plexiglass This 1964 hard edge painting on paper...
Oil Crayon, Oil, Gouache, Mixed Media
$1,500
H 31.32 in W 26.19 in D 2 in
The Rooster, Abstrast Charcoal Drawing by Etienne Poirier
By Etienne Poirier 1
Located in Atlanta, GA
A stunning charcoal drawing by French artist Etienne Poirier (1919 - 2002). This rare artwork is a charcoal-on-paper composition depicting an interpretation of the proud rooster. Thi...
Charcoal
'Tropical Fish', Psychedelic Piscatorial, Aquatic
Located in Santa Cruz, CA
Signed lower right, 'Murray' and painted circa 1990. A large and vibrant study of three colorful fishes shown stacked vertically.
Wax Crayon, Acrylic, Watercolor, Gouache, Laid Paper
$552Sale Price|20% Off
H 19.75 in W 12.75 in
Anatomy Drawing of a Horse - Original French Artwork Equestrian Anatomy Study
By Robert Ladou
Located in Cirencester, Gloucestershire
The Anatomy of a Horse by Robert Ladou (French 1929-2014) original drawing stuck on card in blue folder/ thick paper, unframed drawing: 12 x 19 inch...
Charcoal, Crayon, Watercolor, Pencil, Color Pencil
$2,200
H 30 in W 22.5 in
Vintage French Modernist Jean Lurcat Watercolor Painting Mod Blue and Orange Owl
By Jean Lurçat
Located in Surfside, FL
Jean Lurcat,New York, France, 1892-1966 Depicts a highly stylized, expressionist owl bird figure hidden in leaves surrounded by bright, vibrant, vivid blue, yellow, and orange colors...
Watercolor, Lithograph
$1,200
H 17 in W 15 in D 1 in
Horse Drawing, Pen & Ink on Paper, Black, Brown by Padma Shree Awardee"In Stock"
By Sunil Das
Located in Kolkata, West Bengal
Sunil Das - Untitled - 9 x 7 inches (unframed size) Pen and Ink on Paper Inclusive of shipment in ready to hang form. The drawings of an old horse are Sunil's nostalgic throw-back t...
Paper, Ink, Pen
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H 14.97 in W 15.75 in
Clifford Ellis Lion's Head Collage Gouache 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...
Gouache