Walter Crane, R.W.S. (1845-1915)
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Walter Crane, R.W.S. (1845-1915)

Illustration to 'The Union of Love': Design for Valentine 'Cherry Ripe'

细节
Walter Crane, R.W.S. (1845-1915)
Illustration to 'The Union of Love': Design for Valentine 'Cherry Ripe'
signed with device (lower right)
pencil, pen and brown ink and watercolour heightened with touches of white and gold
3 3/8 x 4 in. (13.3 x 10.2 cm.)
in a Ruskin Pattern frame
来源
Commissioned from the artist by Marcus Ward & Co., Belfast, 1874.
with Obach & Co., London.
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拍场告示
Please note that this is an illustration to Quiver of Love and not as stated in the catalogue.

拍品专文

This charming drawing is previously unrecorded in Crane's oeuvre. It may possibly be a design for a valentine card. It has also been linked by a contemporary hand to a book called The Union of Love, however, to date, research has not uncovered details of this publication.