Lot 49
Ethelbert White (1891-1972)
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Provenance:
This and the following lots: lot 50 to lot 58, were acquired primarily direct from the Estate of the artist;
By descent to his wife, Elizabeth Crofton Dodwell, known as Betty;
By descent through Betty’s family to the present Private Collection, Toronto
Note:
A Collection of Ethelbert White oils, watercolours and woodcuts, lots 49-58:
An English painter in oil and watercolour, illustrator, wood engraver and poster designer, White was an early member of the Society of Wood Engravers and a founding member of the English Wood Engraving society in 1925. He was a regular exhibitor at the Royal Academy and the Royal Watercolour Society. White studied at the St. John’s Wood Art School becoming good friends with advanced painters such as Mark Gertler and C.R.W. Nevinson. He also created wood illustrations for novels and booklets, including The Story of My Heart by Richard Jeffries in 1923, considered to be the first substantial book illustrated with modern wood engravings published in Britain. A traditional English landscape artist, his subject matter was mostly the scenery of Southern England. Frequently traveling by caravan with his wife, Betty, the couple became noted bohemians, performing folk songs at parties and attending numerous social events such as the Chelsea Arts Ball.