Joseph William Simpson (1879-1939)
Original pencil signed etching on hand made paper of artist James Ferrier Pryde (1866-1941)
Published circa 1930, limited edition No. 25/75
Joseph William Simpson was a British painter and etcher of portraits and sporting subjects, and a magazine illustrator.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland, in 1879 he attended the Glasgow School of Art and initially worked in Edinburgh as an illustrator and cartoonist. Simpson was a friend of Frank Brangwyn who in 1909 encouraged Simpson to do his first etching.
He taught for a while at the London School of Art and in 1918, became an official war artist with the Royal Air Force. His first exhibition of etchings took place in Glasgow in March 1926.
Provenance - Private collection
Reference - Fell 1932 / Catalogue of Etchings of Joseph Simpson (65)
Frame Size 19 3/8" x 15 1/8", plate Size 11 3/4" x 8 1/4"
Good condition, new acid free professional mount, antique wooden frame with original glass, ready to hang
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Original pencil signed etching on hand made paper of artist James Ferrier Pryde (1866-1941)
Published circa 1930, limited edition No. 25/75
Joseph William Simpson was a British painter and etcher of portraits and sporting subjects, and a magazine illustrator.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland, in 1879 he attended the Glasgow School of Art and initially worked in Edinburgh as an illustrator and cartoonist. Simpson was a friend of Frank Brangwyn who in 1909 encouraged Simpson to do his first etching.
He taught for a while at the London School of Art and in 1918, became an official war artist with the Royal Air Force. His first exhibition of etchings took place in Glasgow in March 1926.
Provenance - Private collection
Reference - Fell 1932 / Catalogue of Etchings of Joseph Simpson (65)
Frame Size 19 3/8" x 15 1/8", plate Size 11 3/4" x 8 1/4"
Good condition, new acid free professional mount, antique wooden frame with original glass, ready to hang
For overseas shipping please contact me for a quote
Original pencil signed etching on hand made paper of artist James Ferrier Pryde (1866-1941)
Published circa 1930, limited edition No. 25/75
Joseph William Simpson was a British painter and etcher of portraits and sporting subjects, and a magazine illustrator.
Born in Carlisle, Cumberland, in 1879 he attended the Glasgow School of Art and initially worked in Edinburgh as an illustrator and cartoonist. Simpson was a friend of Frank Brangwyn who in 1909 encouraged Simpson to do his first etching.
He taught for a while at the London School of Art and in 1918, became an official war artist with the Royal Air Force. His first exhibition of etchings took place in Glasgow in March 1926.
Provenance - Private collection
Reference - Fell 1932 / Catalogue of Etchings of Joseph Simpson (65)
Frame Size 19 3/8" x 15 1/8", plate Size 11 3/4" x 8 1/4"
Good condition, new acid free professional mount, antique wooden frame with original glass, ready to hang
For overseas shipping please contact me for a quote