Sixe Idillia
Collection:CSM Museum & Study Collection
Date: c.1922
Artist: Vivien Gribble (1888-1932)
Dimensions:
Sheet: 167 x 252 mm (16.7 x 25.2 cm)
Medium: Wood engraving. Black ink on wove paper
Object number: P.2011.187.M
DescriptionWood engraved illustration proofs for Sixe Idillia published by Duckworth & Co, London, 1922. Sheet with 6 proofs, 2 used in book 4 unused. Illustrations: Top left- man with a horse drawn plough. Middle left: Man with an ox drawn plough. Bottom left: group of women with a man in a cap, used on p.35. Top right: 2 men holding glasses, reclining on a sofa, attended by 2 women playing pipes. Used on p.49. Middle right: 2 groups of 2 men holding scriptures over their shoulders. Bottom right: boat with 3 sails, shields and oars at side.
