People & Places
Risbury: The Whittington Press, 1999. John O'Connor. First edition, Limited Edition. 8vo, 8 1/4 x 5 3/4 inches (208 x 145 mm), 90 unnumbered pages, title pages with wood engraved decoration in purple ink, 36 wood engravings with caption on facing page. Printed on Serkal Rosa paper using Van Dijck type. 1/4 bound in black cloth, silver title on spine, printed boards reproducing and enlarged version of plate 12 "Fireworks", printed in purple on lilac paper; lilac end papers
Copy 130 of 375.
JOHN O'CONNOR (1913 – 2004) was a British painter, engraver, illustrator, teacher and author who studied under Eric Ravilious and John Nash. His work was the subject of several exhibition both during his life time and posthumously and his work is held in many public collections including the Arts Council, Tate Gallery ,and the British Museum.
His work "is filled with a profound - almost romantic - love of the natural world. He had a pastoral vision, albeit one imbued with melancholy, at the passing of time and a changing world." (The Guardian, 19 Mar 2004).
Condition: Fine.
Item number: 795
Price: $100.00
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