Literature: Sylvia Gosse 1881–1968: Paintings and Prints, exhibition catalogue, Michael Parkin Gallery, London 1989 (No. 116).
Provenance: Michael Parkin Fine Art, London.
This delicate proof impression produces the effect of a pencil drawing. The softness of line is achieved through drawing with a pencil on a sheet of paper placed on a copperplate coated with an extremely soft and sticky surface.
Sylvia Gosse began studying etching after meeting Walter Sickert in 1909. She was taught by him first at the Westminster Technical Institute and then at his new etching school at 209 Hampstead Road which soon expanded the curriculum to include drawing and painting. She began teaching at the school in 1910, where she also became a partner (it was renamed the ‘Sickert and Gosse School of Painting and Etching’).
Sylvia’s style was hugely influenced by Sickert; she adopted his choices of subject matter and working practices. (1)
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