Sylvia Gosse
1881 - London - 1968
An Effect of Light, 1913
Etching. Size of plate: 12.5 x 8.7 cm. Size of sheet: 25.4 x 24 cm.
Signed in pencil. Inscribed on the verso "An Effect of Light"/ 25 proofs.
Literature: K. Fisher, Conversation with Sylvia. Sylvia Gosse Painter 1881-1968, London & Edimburgh, 1975, illustrated (no p. number).
Provenance: The Germaine Greer collection
A naked figure stands in the doorway of a sunlit room. The female body is positioned against the dark background of the interior of the rest of the house. This skillful etching by Sylvia Gosse displays a similarity in style to that of her mentor and colleague Walter Sickert.
£ 850.-