May 05, 2011 - Sale 2246

Sale 2246 - Lot 121

Price Realized: $ 480
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 700 - $ 1,000
EDWARD BAWDEN (1903-1989) KEW GARDENS. 1936.
40x25 inches, 101 1/2x63 1/2 cm. Curwen Press, Plaistow.
Condition A- / B+: wrinkles and creases in margins and image. Paper.
A multi-faceted artist, Bawden was a painter, printmaker and an illustrator as well as a poster designer. He also designed tiles for the London Underground. His style was quite unique and has been referred to as "English eccentric." The image was used with different text to promote travel both to Kew Gardens and St. James's Park. London Transport 58 (var), Underground p. 83 (var).