Clifford Cyril Webb - EIDER DUCK - Limited edition colour linocut print 4/20

Painting. Illus. by Clifford Cyril Webb. Near Fine. Unframed. Signed by THE ARTIST. Limited. 53cm By 35cm. Clifford Cyril Webb (British, 1895-1972), 'Eider Duck' limited edition colour linocut print numbered 4/20, signed and inscribed by the the artist, unframed. The printed area is 53cm x 35cm, sheet size is 59cm x 43cm. Printed on fine Japan paper laid on heavy weight woven paper. A few gentle creases to top right hand corner [please see image] that appear to have been present prior to being laid, or as a result of being laid, mininimal toning. A superb example of Clifford Webb's work. We have only been able to locate one other example of this work and that was limitation no. 3; it is clearly a scarce linocut and it is not unlikely that the full complement of 20 prints was ever produced. Clifford Webb, prolific and renowned illustrator of books and magazines, possibly most famous for designing the dust jackets and illustrating the Swallows and Amazon series of books by Arthur Ransome. A contemporary of Cyril Power and Sybil Andrews. Please contact us if you would like to view any of our artwork in person. 0.