Feb 20 at 10:30 AM - Sale 2695 -

Sale 2695 - Lot 366

Estimate: $ 600 - $ 900

CLIFFORD & ROSEMARY ELLIS (1907-1985 & 1910-1998)

TRAVELS IN SPACE ON YOUR DOORSTEP. 1937.

40¼x25¼ inches, 102¼x64¼ cm. Curwen Press, London.
Condition A: minor abrasions at edges; small pin holes in corners. Paper.

Clifford and Rosemary Ellis married in 1931 and worked together for the rest of their careers. It is hard to describe their unique style, which has the colorful and fanciful qualities of children's illustration, yet is also compelling, eye-catching and charmingly composed. Their aesthetic certainly appealed to a large swath of the general public, as the duo was commissioned to design posters for the London Underground, Shell, the General Post Office (GPO) and the Empire Marketing Board.

V&A E.473-1953, LTM 37.4953.1750.
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