ANTIQUE 1928 ILLUSTRATION PRINT

‘LOVE’S BAUBLES BY BYAM SHAW’

PICTORIAL EDUCATION (LONDON)

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Approx. 11 1/4 inches X 15 1/2 inches

 

ARTIST:

From the picture by Byam Shaw

Reproduced by permission of the Corporation of London

 

PUBLICATION:

PICTORIAL EDUCATION

MAY 1928

EVANS BROTHERS LTD.

MONTAGUE HOUSE,

RUSSELL SQUARE

LONDON W.C.1

 

NOTES / OTHER DETAILS:

 

LOVE’S BAUBLES

By BYAM SHAW (1872-1919)

 

BYAM SHAW

had a somewhat meteoric career as an illustrator of books,

a painter of allegorical pictures

and the founder of an art school.

 

Allegorical pictures seem to be much greater interest

to the art-loving public than to the artist.

Few of the latter follow this fascinating,

but exacting, branch of painting,

and among them Byam Shaw

holds a prominent place.

 

Love’s Baubles can scarcely be regarded

as a great work of art.

Its charm and meaning are all on the surface.

It does not engender deep reflection,

but it is deft and graceful,

full of movement and delicate charm.

 

The Appeal is almost exclusively to girls.

Boys generally describe this sort of picture as “silly”.

The dainty flowing dresses,

expressive faces and the charming actions of the hands

will be continual sources of inspiration

for many children’s imaginative composition.

 

“I stood where Love in brimming armfuls bore

Slight wanton flowers and foolish toys of fruit

And round him ladies thronged in warm pursuit,

Fingered and lipped and proffered the strange store.

And from one hand the petals and the core

Savoured of sleep; and cluster and curled shoot

Seemed from another hand like shame’s salute,

Gifts that I felt my cheek was blushing for.

 

At last Love bade my Lady give the same:

And as I looked, the dew was light thereon;

And as I took them, at her touch they shone

With inmost heave-hue of the heart of flame.

And then love said: “Lo! when the hand is hers

Follies of love are love’s true ministers.”

 

(Sonnet xxiii, “The House of Life” – D.G. ROSSETTI)

 

This beautiful ANTIQUE FINE PRINT will look good FRAMED. 

 

Can be used as a TASTEFUL DECOR or

as a teaching aid in FINE ARTS SCHOOL. 

 

 

  

 

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