Pares (Bip, 1904-1977). A collection of 49 sheets of illustration artwork, circa 1949-50, mostly pencil with gouache and pen & ink on thin wove paper, a number of sheets with annotations by the artist, 28.5 x 44.5 cm (11.25 x 17.5 ins) (Qty: 49) Ethel Pares, known as 'Bip' from her infant attempts to pronounce the name of a family horse, is best-known for her book illustrations, dust-wrapper designs, posters (including London Transport), and other commercial design work. She studied at the Slade School of Art in the early 1920s, and her work tends to be stylistically aligned to art deco, being characterised by movement and bold colour. The present collection includes designs by the artist for the British India Line 'Kenya' passenger liner, dated 1950, a Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Procession route map, circa 1953, Woodheads Seeds Ltd catalogue, dust-wrapper designs for the thriller Ladies Always Talk by Seldon Truss (1950), The Bright Eyes of Danger by J.M. Scott (1950) and The Naughty Mrs Thornton by John Drummond (1952).
Pares (Bip, 1904-1977). A collection of 49 sheets of illustration artwork, circa 1949-50, mostly pencil with gouache and pen & ink on thin wove paper, a number of sheets with annotations by the artist, 28.5 x 44.5 cm (11.25 x 17.5 ins) (Qty: 49) Ethel Pares, known as 'Bip' from her infant attempts to pronounce the name of a family horse, is best-known for her book illustrations, dust-wrapper designs, posters (including London Transport), and other commercial design work. She studied at the Slade School of Art in the early 1920s, and her work tends to be stylistically aligned to art deco, being characterised by movement and bold colour. The present collection includes designs by the artist for the British India Line 'Kenya' passenger liner, dated 1950, a Queen Elizabeth II Coronation Procession route map, circa 1953, Woodheads Seeds Ltd catalogue, dust-wrapper designs for the thriller Ladies Always Talk by Seldon Truss (1950), The Bright Eyes of Danger by J.M. Scott (1950) and The Naughty Mrs Thornton by John Drummond (1952).
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