A group of six etched bookplates by Gayfield Shaw (four signed)
Trifling creases to the edges of two plates; two with slight marginal ink marks (almost certainly from production); in excellent condition.
All plates are recorded by Peake. The plates (one dated in the image 1931, five dated 1932) are for Rev. Geo. Cowie (signed, showing the Sydney Harbour Bridge in the year of its opening); E.G. Boreham (signed, undated in the image but 1931); E.G. Boreham (another design, signed); George Fitzpatrick (featuring HMAS 'Australia'); R.M. Clark; and 'Meriden' (the Anglican School for Girls in Sydney, signed, not located in Peake). Offered together with a duplicate typescript checklist of Shaw's bookplates (foolscap folio, two leaves printed rectos only, listing 51 bookplates from 1931 to August 1940; with Harry Muir's check marks in red ink). Gerrard Gayfield Shaw (1885-1961) was a prominent Sydney gallerist and etcher. After an unsuccessful stint as a farmer, he 'quickly resumed his art career and concentrated his creative efforts on the production of book plates, which at the time were at the peak of their popularity in Australia. While many respected bookplate artists (such as Lionel Lindsay and Adrian Feint) were attracted to woodblock printing in the 1930s, Shaw specialised in fine detail etched images ... Shaw continued to produce bookplates throughout the 1930s, 40s and early 50s. One of his last bookplates was for Sir Winston Churchill (1955)' (Design & Art Australia Online). Provenance: H.B. (Harry) Muir (1909-1992), bookseller, publisher and bookplate collector; by descent. [7 items].
Item #133182
Price (AUD):
$550.00