Gu Yuan Art

Pioneering female illustrator Gwenda Morgan creates an exuberantly complex image of a squad of broom-riding - pointed-hatted witches with black cats in tow. They fly through an inky black moonlit sky and are witnessed by only a rooftop owl. With the simple means of black and white, Morgan has rendered a highly charged composition that pluses with electricity. The whole image is on the cusp of being abstract while being representational. It is brilliantly designed with great attention to detail and is evocative of a sorcerer's malignant powers. Unframed. not signed Printed from the original block as part of the suite of 8 prints that accompanied the limited edition book Diary of a Land Girl, Whittington Press, 2000. The suite of prints was included with the first 50 copies of the book, and a further 8 suites were printed, from which this print comes. Gwenda Morgan (1 February 1908 – 1991) was a British wood engraver. She lived in the town of Petworth in West Sussex. Early life Morgan was born in Petworth, her father having moved there to work at the ironmongers, Austen & Co, of which he later became proprietor. He was the son of a Welsh-born military farrier. Education Following school in Petworth and at Brighton and Hove High School, Morgan, studied at Goldsmiths' College of Art in London from 1926. From 1930 she attended the Grosvenor School of Modern Art in Pimlico where she was taught and strongly influenced by the principal, Iain Macnab. The Grosvenor School was a progressive art school and the championing of wood engraving and linocuts fitted with its democratic approach to the arts. Works Morgan was commissioned to illustrate a number of books published by private presses. For the Samson Press she produced the frontispiece for Duke Hamilton...

Edition of 8 Signed, titled and numbered. From the series: Vietnam Remembrances After receiving his MFA at the University of Texas in 1966, Don Schol was drafted into the Army and ...

Isabel Mendoza (Mexico) 'Los saqueadores', 2019 woodcut on paper Guarro Biblos 250g. 29.2 x 44.1 in. (74 x 112 cm.) ID: MEI-101

Triptych Tom Huck Three Scenes from a Tiny Riot, 2016 Woodcut Triptych on Arches 88 paper 20 h x 21 w (Ball of Hate) 17 h x 14 w (Rumble Thumpin) 17 h x 14 w (Bag-O-Hedz) 20/25

Jose Bedia (Cuban, 1959) 'Animal and mother' (Diptych), 2019 Woodcut and serigraph on Feltmark cotton paper 300 g. over streched canvas and framed Overall size: 199 x 199 cm. (78.3 ...

Tracey Emin, Billy and Traci in a Pub, 1984 Woodcut in dark blue on Japon paper, signed and inscribed 'lots love Traci xx' in pencil on the backboard, printed by the artist Test prin...

Artist: Dan May (American, 1955-) Title: "Roller Coaster" *Signed and numbered by May in pencil lower left Year: 1982 Medium: Original Relief Print on u...

Signed and titled by the artist from the edition of 10. Freeway Traffic reflects the vast network of highways that shaped modern Los Angeles. Intersecting roadways, automobiles, and...

"Sergio Hernández (Mexico, 1957) 'Untitled', 2011 woodcut on paper 30 x 41.4 in. (76 x 105 cm.) ID: HER-157-2"

An original woodblock print by artist Mizin Shin. This piece is framed in a simple black wood frame presentation. Each print is signed and dated on the verso. Shin has used these ...

Donna Evans' "Angel and Skeleton" shows an angel reaching out to a skeleton as if to rescue it from a wooded landscape. Donna Evans is one of a group of N...

Kamal Mitra - Untitled - 12.25 x 15 inches (unframed size) Engraving & Woodcut on paper Inclusive of shipment in a roll form. About Kamal Mitra’s Works : While pursuing his Bachelor...