Kestrel - WILLIAM GILES

Medium: woodcut printed in colors

WILLIAM GILES
British, (1872-1939)

Woodcut printed in colors , circa 1920-25, edition unknown buy probably small. 10 3/4 x 16 1/2 in. Initialed in the block, lower left. Signed in pencil and inscribed, "No.4." This is a superb impression of this extremely rare print. It's not included in the British Museum collection nor the V & A collection. We've never offered this print before and we have we seen only one appear at auction. Technically, Giles was amazing. He did a few pure woodcuts but he also eventually introduced zinc plate relief printing and they are difficult to tell apart. Both techniques are evident in many prints. He was inspired by Frank Morley Fletcher and William Blake. He became president of the Society of Graver Printers in Colour in the mid 1920's.      $3,000

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