Maurice Greiffenhagen 1903 Mixed Media Book Illustration on Paperboard

Item Details

Maurice Greiffenhagen (British; 1862-1931)
Untitled, 1903
Mixed Media Book Illustration on Paperboard
14.25’ W x 21.25’ H

A mixed media book illustration on paperboard by British portraitist and illustrator Maurice Greiffenhagen (1862–1931), created in 1903. Comprised of charcoal, wash, and gouache, this grisaille composition features a serious encounter between an elite man and woman in a posh 19th-century interior living space. Some handwritten inscriptions are present to the lower margin, some of which reads ’D’Xavier / Part XI / Chap XIX ‘It is that Colonel’’. The work is signed and dated to the lower right; it is presented under a glass panel and remains unframed.

Beginning in 1878, Maurice Greiffenhagen attended the Royal Academy of Arts where he acquired several awards. He was highly influenced by the Venetians and the Pre-Raphaelites, particularly the work of Dante Gabriel Rossetti. He is primarily recognized for his illustrations produced for numerous books, magazines, and periodicals, such as H. Rider Haggard’s novels, The Windsor Magazine, and The Illustrated London News, to name a few. His work has been collected by numerous institutions including the National Portrait Gallery, the Tate collection, and the Walker Art Gallery, among others.

Condition

- wear from age including stains, foxing, and toning throughout paperboard; wear along paperboard edges including bending and wrinkling.

Dimensions

- measurement of glass panel; paperboard measures approximately 14.25" W x 21.25" H.

Item #

18DCC083-149