Clare Leighton - Ex Libris Harvey Simmonds Caltha Ranunculaceae

Original Wood Engraving by the British / American artist, Clare Leighton (Clare Veronica Hope Leighton).

Ex-Libris Harvey Simmonds (Caltha, Ranunculaceae)

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	Ex-Libris de Madame la Comtesse de Noe by Aglaus Bouvenne	Aglaus Bouvenne (Paris, 1829 - Levallois-Perret, 1903)	Original Etching	1888
	Ex-Libris Design (Woman with Conch Shell, & a Falling Star) by Frank Ivo van Damme	Frank-Ivo Van Damme (Belgium, 20th century)	Original Linocut	c. 1970	Sold
	Ex-Libris Diamond (An Eagle, Wings Spread, Hovers over the Globe within a Diamond Cloud) by Valentin Le Campion	Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952)	Original Wood Engraving	c. 1930 - 1940
	Ex-Libris Diamond (Tropical Island, Palm Trees, a Volcano & Lies) by Adrian Feint	Adrian Feint (Narrandera, New South Wales, 1894 - Sydney, 1971)	Original Wood Engraving	c. 1930
	Ex-Libris Dr. A. L. (Dance of Death) by Vitezslav Fleissig	Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955)	Original Etching	1948
	Ex-Libris Dr. Luigi Airoldi (Sorceress, Crystal Ball, & Chinese Dragon) by Enrico Vannuccini	Enrico Vannuccini (Barullo di Cortona, 1900 - Griante, Italy, 1990)	Original Etching	1948
	Ex-Libris Elizabeth (Young Woman Viewing a Rose in an Open Book) by Valentin Le Campion	Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952)	Original Wood Engraving	c. 1935
	Ex Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Alpine Chateau, Mountaineering) by Vitezslav Fleissig	Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955)	Original Etching	c. 1948 or 1949
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	Ex-Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Landscape with Tree & Swirling Prints) by Adrian Feint	Adrian Feint (Narrandera, New South Wales, 1894 - Sydney, 1971)	Original Wood Engraving	1938
	Ex-Libris Elizabeth Watson Diamond (Women Holding up a Globe - Black Ink) by Valentin Le Campion	Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952)	Original Wood Engraving	c. 1935	Sold
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Ex-Libris George Allan Hancock (Oceanographic Research Vessel, Velero) by James Webb	James Webb (U.S.A., Active, 1920 - 1940)	Original Engraving	1932	Sold
Ex-Libris Giorgio Balbi (Sognare -- 'Dream') by Giulio Cisari	Giulio Cisari (Como, 1892 - Milan, 1979)	Original Wood Engraving	c. 1935 - 1940
Ex-Libris Harvey Simmonds (Caltha, Ranunculaceae) by Clare Leighton	Clare Leighton (London, 1899 - Woodbury, Connecticut, 1989)	Original Wood Engraving	1956
Ex-Libris Hnizdovsky (Tree) by Jacques Hnizdovsky	Jacques Hnizdovsky (Pylypche, Ukraine, 1915 - New York City, 1985)	Original Woodcut	1972	Sold
Ex-Libris J. Edouard Diamond (Dutch Scenes, Bridge over Canal in Amsterdam, Gabled Buildings, a Windmill, & Sailboats) by Valentin Le Campion	Valentin Le Campion (Born, Russia, 1903 - Died, Paris 1952)	Original Wood Engraving	c. 1930
Ex-Libris J. Edouard Diamond (Woman at a Spring) by Leslie Victor Smith (Monogramme: L. V. S)	Leslie Victor Smith 'Monogramme L. V. S.' (Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, 1880 - Toronto?, 1952)	Original Etching	1939
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Ex-Libris Julio C. Salvatierra 'Nostalgia de Mallorca (Majorca)' by Carlos Puntis Nebot	Carlos Puntis Nebot (Palma de Mallorca (Spain), 1912 – 2001)	Original Wood Engraving	c. 1950
Ex-Libris Library of Betsie Diamond (Pan Playing his Syrinx) by John William Jameson	John William Jameson ( Chicago, 1882 - 1939)	Original Etching	1938
Ex-Libris Luigi Filippo Bolaffio (Study of a Woman) by Vitezslav Fleissig	Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955)	Original Soft Ground Etching	1949
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Ex Libris Mansueto Fenini (Venustas Lux 'Beautiful Light') by Vitezslav Fleissig	Vitezslav Fleissig (Prague, 1892 - 1955)	Original Soft Ground Etching	1949
Ex-Libris Moses H. Grossman (Fly Fishing in a Mountain Stream) by Henri Berengier	Henri Berengier (Marseille, 1880 - ?)	Original Etching	c. 1925
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Title:	Ex-Libris Harvey Simmonds (Caltha, Ranunculaceae)
Artist:	Leighton, Clare Veronica Hope 'Clare Leighton' (London, 1899 – Woodbury, Connecticut, 1989)
Date:	1956
Medium:	Original Wood Engraving
Source:	Ex-Libris Bookplate
Note:	Clare Leighton 'Clare Veronica Hope Leighton': Born in London, Clare Leighton was the daughter of the authors, Robert Leighton and Marie Flora Barbara Connor. She began her arts education in 1918 at the Brighton School of Art, and then at the Slade School of Fine Arts, under Henry Tonks (1862-1937). In 1922 Leighton began her studies with Noel Rooke at the London Central School. Rooke (1881-1953) was a founding member of the Society of Wood Engravers (1920) and suggested to Clare Leighton that she try her hand in this medium. Her first wood engraving was praised by the great artist, Eric Gill (1882-1940), who encouraged Leighton to pursue a career as a wood engraver. By 1925 Clare Leighton was illustrating literary works with her original engravings, and shortly thereafter she illustrated such classics as Thomas Hardy’s The Return of the Native (1929), Thorton Wilder’s, The Bridge of San Luis Rey (1929) and Emily Bronte’s, Wuthering Heights (1931).
	In 1933 Clare Leighton both wrote and illustrated the great book, The Farmer’s Year: A Calendar of English Husbandry. There followed a number of other fine books which she both authored and engraved, such as Four Hedges (1935), Country Matters (1937) and Southern Harvest (1943). The last two books dealt with rural life in the United States, and during these years Clare Leighton was spending at least as much time in America as in Britain. She settled permanently in the United States in 1939 and became a citizen in 1945.
	Settling first in North Carolina, Leighton was appointed as a visiting lecturer at Duke University. During this period she was the author and illustrator of Sometime Never (1939), Southern Harvest (1943), and Give Us this Day (1943). In 1952 Clare Leighton moved to Woodbury, Connecticut, on the advice of her good friend, the American etcher, John Taylor Arms (1887-1953).
	Clare Leighton was a full member of the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (Britain), the Society of Wood Engravers (Britain), the Institute of Arts and Letters (America) and the National Academy of Design (America). Her distinguished wood engravings are included in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, the Library of Congress, Washington, D. C., the Art Institute of Chicago, Los Angeles County Museum, the Fogg Art Museum, Boston, Harvard University, the National Gallery of Canada, the National Gallery of Sweden, and the British Museum and the Victoria & Albert Museum, London. An impression of this engraved bookplate entitled, Ex-Libris Harvey Simmonds is included in the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute under the title, ‘Caltha, Ranunculaceae’.
	A Note on Ex Libris Art: Ex-Libris woodcuts, wood engravings and etchings have their beginnings as far back as the mid fifteenth century. Their function was initially quite utilitarian as plates used to signify the ownership of books. As private libraries and their owners gained more wealth and prestige, however, so did their ex-libris bookplates. Pictorial imagery became as important as the wording and the finished work of art often came to stand as an owner’s claim to fame. Before long famous artists were commissioned by wealthy collectors to create their ex libris designs and during the centuries such great talents as Durer, Holbein, Manet, Toulouse-Lautrec and Rockwell Kent all contributed significantly to this great genre.
	The golden era for ex-libris art was during the twentieth century, most particularly in the Art Deco decade of the 1930’s and 1940’s. Collecting of ex-libris etchings, engravings and wood engravings reached such a height at this time that many artists devoted themselves almost exclusively to this area.
	Ex Libris Harvey Simmonds portrays a buttercup or marsh marigold. An impression of this engraved bookplate is included in the Botanical Art Collection at the Hunt Institute under the title, ‘Caltha, Ranunculaceae’. The 'Caltha' is a genus in the 'Buttercup' family (Ranunculaceae). The 'Caltha Palustris' is one of ten species assigned to this genus; a perennial that is most commonly known as 'Marsh-Marigold', and 'Kingcup', but is also called 'Meadow Buttercup', 'Cowslip', 'Bullflower', 'Crowfoot', and other names in different geographical regions. The yellow marsh-marigold prefers full to partial sun with wet and marshy soil. Its flowering season begins during mid-spring, and depending on the weather conditions and soil can last until mid- June. This showy spring plant resembles large buttercups rather than marigolds.
Size:	3 1/2 x 2 1/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed & Matted with 100% Archival Materials

Buy Now	Price: $265.00 US
Condition:	Printed upon mulberry (rice) paper and with full margins as created by the artist in 1956. Containing slight paper loss in the upper right corner, which does not affect the actual image. Else this is a finely printed, strong impression and is in excellent condition throughout. Ex Libris Harvey Simmonds represents a striking, original example of the famous wood engraving art of Clare Leighton.
Subject:	Clare Leighton, Clare Veronica Hope Leighton, Ex-Libris Harvey Simmonds, Caltha, Ranunculaceae, 'Caltha', 'Buttercup', 'Caltha Palustris', 'Marsh-Marigold', 'Kingcup', but is also called 'Meadow Buttercup', 'Cowslip', 'Bullflower', 'Crowfoot', original wood engraving, buttercup or marsh marigold, Eric Gill (1882-1940), The Farmer’s Year: A Calendar of English Husbandry, Four Hedges (1935), Country Matters (1937) and Southern Harvest (1943), the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers (Britain), the Society of Wood Engravers (Britain), the Institute of Arts and Letters (America) and the National Academy of Design (America).
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