AYGross.
[Merivale Editions, c.1985.]
Etching, limited edition, 402/500, unsigned. 150 x 225mm (6 x 8¾"), in publisher's printed wrapper.
Anthony Imre Alexander Gross (1905-1984), war artist and etcher, known for designing the dust jacket for the first edition of Lord of the Flies. He was made CBE in 1982. This scene was etched in 1929 but only a few proofs were taken. This posthumous printing was in an edition of 500, most signed by his daughter, Mary West.
[Ref: 62789] £120.00
[Merivale Editions, c.1985.]
Etching, limited edition, 402/500, unsigned. 150 x 225mm (6 x 8¾"), in publisher's printed wrapper.
Anthony Imre Alexander Gross (1905-1984), war artist and etcher, known for designing the dust jacket for the first edition of Lord of the Flies. He was made CBE in 1982. This scene was etched in 1929 but only a few proofs were taken. This posthumous printing was in an edition of 500, most signed by his daughter, Mary West.
[Ref: 62789] £120.00