Edward Bawden

Edward Bawden

British · 1903–1989 · Painter, Printmaker

Edward Bawden, was an English painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture. Bawden taught at the Royal… (Wikipedia)

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  1. Edward Bawden, Untitled, watercolour and gouache 43.5 x 56cm Exhibited: 'Edward Bawden'UntitledSworders · £19,000≈ $23,625≈ €21,434Sign up to see
  2. Edward Bawden, LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, 1961, linocut in colours, Extra Edition 4/10, aside from the edition of 40LIVERPOOL STREET STATION, 1961Lyon & Turnbull · £13,860≈ $18,190≈ €15,749Sign up to see
  3. Edward Bawden, Untitled, watercolour 44 x 57cm Exhibited: Tate GalleryUntitledSworders · £10,500≈ $14,663≈ €12,168Sign up to see

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Edward Bawden, was an English painter, illustrator and graphic artist, known for his prints, book covers, posters, and garden metalwork furniture. Bawden taught at the Royal College of Art, where he had been a student, worked as a commercial artist and served as a war artist in World War II. He was a fine watercolour painter but worked in many different media. He illustrated several books and painted murals in both the 1930s and 1960s. He was admired by Edward Gorey, David Gentleman and other graphic artists, and his work and career is often associated with that of his contemporary Eric Ravilious.

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Born 1903, BraintreeDied 1989, Saffron WaldenOccupation Painter, Printmaker, Draughtsman, IllustratorWikidata Q3305396 ↗ULAN 500027999 ↗

Artist record compiled from: Wikidata (CC0), Getty ULAN (ODC-By), National Gallery of Art open data (CC0), Art Institute of Chicago API (CC0), The Met Open Access (CC0). See data sources & attribution.

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