Cecil Mary Leslie - Devout Matrons

Devout Matrons

Cecil Mary Leslie's original aquatint engraving, "Devout Matrons" is printed upon wove paper and with full margins as published in London around 1935. It is signed, titled and numbered by the artist in pencil under the lower plate-mark. "Devout Matrons" is a fine, original example of the Art Deco art created by the British artist, Cecil Mary Leslie.

Original Aquatint Engraving by the British artist, Cecil Mary Leslie.

Devout Matrons

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Title:	Devout Matrons
Artist:	Leslie, Cecil Mary (Surrey & Norfolk, born, 1900 - Died, 1980)
Date:	C. 1935
Medium:	Original Aquatint Engraving
	Cecil Mary Leslie: An early twentieth century British aquatint engraver, painter, sculptor and furniture designer, Cecil Mary Leslie studied art in London at the Royal Academy Schools. She began exhibiting her original art in 1923 and up until 1939 participated frequently in major annual exhibitions at the Royal Academy, the Glasgow Institute of Fine Arts, the Walker Art Gallery, Liverpool, the New English Art Club, the Royal Society of British Artists, the Royal Cambrian Academy, the Royal Scottish Academy and with the Society of Women Artists. Internationally, her original prints and paintings were shown in Washington, New York, Paris, Prague and in Holland, Canada, Australia and New Zealand.
	In all areas of her art, Cecil Mary Leslie was best known as a leading innovator and exponent of the great phenomenon of the 1920's and 1930's known as the Art Deco Movement. Emphasizing bold elements of design and line, Art Deco artists such as Leslie forever changed the course of art. Devout Matrons, published in a small edition of twenty impressions, is clearly one of her greatest works of art.
Edition:	Limited edition of twenty signed impressions, numbered 4/20.
Size:	9 5/8 X 7 3/4 (Sizes in inches are approximate, height preceding width of plate-mark or image.)
	Framed and Matted with 100% Archival Materials
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Condition:	Printed upon wove paper and with full margins as published in London around 1935. Signed, titled and numbered '4/20' by the artist in pencil under the lower plate-mark. It is a beautifully printed impression and in excellent condition throughout. Devout Matrons represents a prime, original example of the Art Deco work of Cecil Mary Leslie.
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