Description: "THE VALE OF FALSE LOVERS" ORIGINAL PRE-RAPHAELITE WOODCUT DESIGNED AND CUT BY BERNARD SLEIGH (1872-1954). Unsigned, but a well-attested and guaranteed piece - the sheet is inscribed below the image. Published as a Special Supplement in "The Studio", volume 14, 1898. ABOUT THE ARTIST: Bernard Sleigh (1872 Birmingham - 1954) was an English mural painter, stained-glass artist, illustrator and wood engraver, best known for his work An Ancient Mappe of Fairyland, Newly Discovered and Set Forth which is in the Library of Congress in Washington, D.C. He was apprenticed to a wood engraver at age 14 and attended the Birmingham School of Art . He was a student of Arthur J. Gaskin (1862-1928) who worked with Edward Burne-Jones . While studying he came under the influence of the Birmingham Group . Being especially skilled in wood engraving he soon caught the public eye through his engravings for books. He joined the Society of Mural Decorators and Painters in Tempera . His advertising after 1918 suggests that he could do wall paintings, memorial windows and inscriptions in metal. At exhibitions of the Royal Birmingham Society of Artists he offers to do furniture inlays. He becomes part of the Bromsgrove Guild in 1897, receiving commissions for decorating churches such as Wallasey in Cheshire , and designing stained-glass windows.After sending Henry Payne to Chelsea to study stained-glass technique, The Birmingham School of Art added stained-glass work to their curriculum in 1900. Bernard Sleigh was among the first to enrol for the course.In 1900 he married Stella D Phillp, producing a son Brocas Linwood in 1902 and a daughter Barbara Grace de Reimer (the children's writer Barbara Sleigh , in 1906. The marriage dissolved in about 1914. He retired to Campden in 1937, like his mentor Gaskin, and moved into Old Forge Cottage in Cider Mill Lane. His imagery by then had turned from romantic medievalism to a world peopled by fairies and elves. Image Dimensions : 6.25 inches x 3.25 inches. Good wide margins beyond. Total sheet measures 11 x 8 inches. Condition/Technical : Good - but there is an area of foxing to bottom left corner and bottom edge of the sheet, not near the image. ( I show it clearly in my photos). Otherwise, a lovely, evenly inked impression printed on fine art paper. The tonal contrast is excellent and the detail is crisp and sharp. Good wide margins beyond the image, so ideal for matting and framing. "The Studio" Magazine was a lavishly-produced and pre-eminent art journal. In its early years the editors commissioned graphic works from leading artists, but as the popularity of the journal increased, artists were keen to offer their works for inclusion. in such a superb showcase publication. Continental artists, and "rising stars" from UK were also well represented. We can count such luminaries as Beardsley, Whistler, Waterhouse, Khnopff, LePere, Nicholson etc. etc. amongst the contributors. The print run was about 3,000. *** You can see a high resolution scan of this print on the excellent "Victorian Web" internet site, and there is another one on Alamy.
Price: 35 GBP
Location: Wadhurst
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Artist: Bernard Sleigh
Originality: Original
Image Orientation: Portrait
Signed: No
Size: Small
Date of Creation: Antique (Pre-1900)
Title: The Vale of False Lovers
Period: Art Nouveau (1880-1920)
Material: Woodcut & Block
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Subject: Fantasy
Print Surface: Paper
Colour: Monochrome
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1898
Style: Pre-Raphaelite
Production Technique: Woodcut
