Sir Peter Blake (b.1932) Side-show The rare and important set of five wood-engravings, 1974-78, each signed and numbered from the edition of 100 in pencil, on thin laid Japan paper, printed at White Ink Studio, published by Waddington Graphics, London, the full sheets, each sheet 265 x 210mm (10 ½ x 8 ¼in) (unframed) (5) Peter Blake's fascination with wrestling and side-show attractions is well documented, and this important early set of wood-engravings is one of the few sets of prints which illustrates his fondness for the genre. The five works are based on early side-show "freak" photographs and were painstakingly engraved by Blake, the experience in producing the set was extremely taxing on the artist and aside from a single work included in the miniature print portfolio in 1973, it is the only time the artist used this medium.
Sir Peter Blake (b.1932) Side-show The rare and important set of five wood-engravings, 1974-78, each signed and numbered from the edition of 100 in pencil, on thin laid Japan paper, printed at White Ink Studio, published by Waddington Graphics, London, the full sheets, each sheet 265 x 210mm (10 ½ x 8 ¼in) (unframed) (5) Peter Blake's fascination with wrestling and side-show attractions is well documented, and this important early set of wood-engravings is one of the few sets of prints which illustrates his fondness for the genre. The five works are based on early side-show "freak" photographs and were painstakingly engraved by Blake, the experience in producing the set was extremely taxing on the artist and aside from a single work included in the miniature print portfolio in 1973, it is the only time the artist used this medium.
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