William Lee-Hankey’s drypoint, "The Fish Wife”, c1915

William Lee-Hankey (1869–1952)

"The Fish Wife”, c1915

Drypoint on cream laid paper (watermarked “ ENGLAND”), hand-signed and annotated with title in pencil and stamped on lower-right corner “MADE IN ENGLAND”, with full margins.

Size: (sheet) 27.3 x 21.5 cm; (plate) 14 x 12.6 cm.

Signed in pencil below platemark: (centre) “W Lee-Hankey inv et del.”

Hand-written in pencil along the lower edge of the sheet: (left) “The Fish Wife”.

Stamped in ink on lower edge of the sheet: (right) “MADE IN ENGLAND.”

The Toledo Museum of Art offers a brief description of this print: http://emuseum.toledomuseum.org/objects/50888/the-fish-wife

Condition: a well-printed, near faultless, pencil-signed impression with full margins. Beyond slight rumpling in the lower margin, the sheet is in excellent condition with no tears, holes, losses, abrasions, significant stains or foxing.

I am selling this sensitively executed portrayal of an elderly woman—note how the 3-D treatment of the woman’s face enlivens the largely 2-D background forms to create (at least to my eyes) a dynamic illusion of reality—for the total cost of AU$336 (currently US$255.81/EUR217.36/GBP184.97 at the time of this listing) including postage and handling to anywhere in the world (but not, of course, any import duties/taxes imposed by some countries).

If you are interested in purchasing this superb drypoint by one of the influential printmakers at the beginning of the 20^th century—note how the velvety burr of the drypoint lines are used to create spatial distance between the woman’s arm and the background—please contact me (oz_jim@printsandprinciples.com) and I will send you a PayPal invoice to make the payment easy.