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EdwardWolfe RA (South African, 1897-1982)
SONG OF SONGS
coloured lithograph on silver paper; (nos. 70 from an edition of 250); (12)
each signed in pencil in the margin lower right and numbered [70/250] lower left
19 x 14 x 1½in. (48.26 by 35.56 by 3.81cm)
Provenance:
Collection of George & Maura McClelland
Beautiful portfolio of twelve colour lithographs on silver paper in a green linen solander presentation box
with silver decorated upper and titled spine.
South African born EdwardWolfe studied at the Slade School of Art in 1916-1918 during which time he
was invited by Nina Hamnett to join Roger Fry’s Omega Workshops. His first exhibition was held there in
1918. A solo exhibition followed two years later at Leon Levson’s Gallery in his native Johannesburg.
A retrospective exhibition of Wolfe’s work was hosted by the Arts Council in 1967 and he was elected a
member of the Royal Academy in 1972. A further retrospective was held in 1997 at the Paisnel Gallery.
Examples by Wolfe can be found in the Tate among others public collections.
Song of Songs:
250 sets numbered 1-250, 25 sets numbered I-XXV HC. SignedWolfe in pencil. Twelve illustrations printed
offset lithography by Adrian Lack a the Senecio Press, Charlbury on aluminium lined paper in four colours
and matt varnish using Hostmann Steinberg inks. Mounted on Velin Arches 160 gsm Blanc. Text hand-set
in 18-point Caslon type and printed by John and Rosalind Randle at The Whittington Press, Andoversford.
Bound by Weatherby Woolmough. Edited by James O’Connor.
€600-€800 (£540-£720 approx.)
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