T. E. Lawrence, 1928 [pencil]. [WITH STEEL PRINTING PLATE.]
Henry Rayner.
Drypoint etching on steel, limited to 20 impressions signed in pencil. 245 x 135mm (9¾ x 5¼". Framed. With printed plate in sleeve taped to reverse Unexamined out of frame. Plate with a few rust spots.
A portrait of Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), better known by his initials and as 'Lawrence of Arabia'. Australian artist Hewitt Henry Rayner (1902-57) worked in Australia and New Zealand before studying at the Royal Academy where he was a pupil of Walter Sickert. Unable to afford copper plates or proper engraving equipment, Raynor used any type of metal he could get his hands on, such as oil containers and sweet tins (this plate is thin and cut irregularly) and tools such as second-hand dentists’ drill bits.
[Ref: 66081] £990.00
Drypoint etching on steel, limited to 20 impressions signed in pencil. 245 x 135mm (9¾ x 5¼". Framed. With printed plate in sleeve taped to reverse Unexamined out of frame. Plate with a few rust spots.
A portrait of Thomas Edward Lawrence (1888-1935), better known by his initials and as 'Lawrence of Arabia'. Australian artist Hewitt Henry Rayner (1902-57) worked in Australia and New Zealand before studying at the Royal Academy where he was a pupil of Walter Sickert. Unable to afford copper plates or proper engraving equipment, Raynor used any type of metal he could get his hands on, such as oil containers and sweet tins (this plate is thin and cut irregularly) and tools such as second-hand dentists’ drill bits.
[Ref: 66081] £990.00