After Tirzah Garwood
'The Crocodile'
wood engraving
image 16.5 x 12.5cm
'The Crocodile' was a wood engraving originally made by Garwood in 1929. The current lot was made from the original block on Basingwerk Parchment at the Shenval Press in 1950, under the supervision of Robert Harling, and was published in the spring 1950 edition of Image Quarterly.
Sold for £540
Condition Report
Not examined out of glazed frame but appears to be in good condition.
Auction: Paint. Print. Sculpt., ending 3rd Dec, 2023
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