Maurice Greiffenhagen 1902 Mixed Media Book Illustration

Item Details

Maurice Greiffenhagen (British; 1862-1931)
Untitled, 1902
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 1902. Comprised of charcoal, wash, and gouache, this composition features a young maidenly woman dressed by an attendant in a long blue robe, situated in luxurious courtyard setting. Some handwritten inscriptions are present to the lower margin, some of which reads “Part 3 Chap 7- / Esther – put on a loose robe’. The work is signed and dated to the lower left; 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 fraying and bending; tape remnants in margins.

Dimensions

- measurement of glass panel; paperboard is nearly same size.

Item #

18DCC083-147