Light Therapy 1900-1950: Sun Rays For Naked Children, Delicate Adults, Sick Pigs And Quacks

JOHN FARLEIGH Wood Engraving. This print from the original block (completed in 1950) was published in the now almost unobtainable Spring 1950 edition of Image Quarterly, an issue given over entirely to English wood engraving. Printed on Basingwerk Parchment at the Shenval Press, this is a very good quality print as one would expect from this publishing house. The reproduction was overseen by Robert Harling (Alphabet & Image, Image Quarterly etc.), hence its quality. There is a depth of colour in the black ink which is not adequately conveyed by the photo. Sheet size c.10x7.25ins.. Unmounted. There is a further print to the reverse which does not show through. Our usual packaging: Beautifully presented in cello bag backed by acid-free card. Will be also sent in cardboard reinforced DO NOT BEND envelope. Where possible, we also include a sheet with information about the print.

Giacometti once quipped that only Francis Bacon had a messier studio than he did, perhaps indicative of a certain pride that he may have taken in his own permissive disorderliness. Yet, there are obvious elements of staging in these compositions that remind us of the artist's overall control of his environment. We can see this in the present work, where a few strategically placed ripe-red apples appear almost enshrined on a stool at the centre of the composition. The tension between order and disorder is at the heart of these compositions, and Giacometti's painting captures the beauty created by these forces in opposition. [Sotheby’s, New York - Oil on canvas, 70 x 42.5 cm]

2015 lanserar Skånska Byggvaror sin genom tidernas största satsning inom uterum. En helt ny serie verandor för hus från åren 1900-1950. Satsningen handlar om...