The Witch.
£2,750.00 GBP • Used
Ink and chalk on brown paper; 185 x 155 mm. Surface mounted, framed and glazed. "After Peake had a breakdown in 1942 he was sent to recover in a hospital in Southport. There he received an in...
Ink and chalk on brown paper; 185 x 155 mm. Surface mounted, framed and glazed. "After Peake had a breakdown in 1942 he was sent to recover in a hospital in Southport. There he received an invitation to illustrate a new book, Witchcraft in England. It came at just the right moment, although it was quite some time before he was at liberty to fulfil the contract. He enjoyed himself immensely, using both his pen and brushes in a variety of techniques to produce images that are dynamic and full of feeling - so much so that the TLS reviewer feared that "the illustrations may give bad dreams to those who study them too long." This particular image, which is not in the published book, shows his skill at expressing fear and suspicion in facial expression." G. Peter Winnington in the exhibition catalogue: Mervyn Peake; an Exhibition of Certain Rare Dreams. Viktor Wynd Museum of Curiosities, 2019. [Item 17.] See also Witchcraft in England p. 75.
Product Info
Publisher: c. 1944.
Type: Used
Binding: Softcover
Seller Info
MichaelKempBookseller
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Country: United Kingdom
