1912 Color Print Wandering Grain Merchant India Portrait Costume Mortimer XGEB8

$44.95 USD

This is an original 1912 color print of "A Wandering Grain Merchant," in India.

CONDITION

This 99+ year old Item is rated Very Fine +++. Light fading throughout piece. No creases. No natural defects. No surface rub. No tears. No water damage. Please note that there is a small stain in the right margin.

Product Type: Original Color Print; Color
Grade: Very Fine +++
Dimensions: Approximately 5.5 x 6.5 inches; 14 x 17 cm
Authentication: Serial-Numbered Certificate of Authenticity w/ Full Provenance
Protection: Packaged in a custom archival sleeve with an acid-free black board (great for display, gift-giving, and preservation)

This piece was illustrated by Menpes, Mortimer Luddington. Artist signature in print - bottom left of image.

Menpes, Mortimer Luddington

Mortimer Luddington Menpes (Feb. 22, 1855 Ð April 1, 1938) was an Australian-born artist, author, printmaker and illustrator. He attended classes at the Adelaide School of Design where he did work as a photo-colorist but his formal training was at the School of Art in London. He exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1880 and during the next 20 years he had 35 paintings shown there. He visited Japan and held an exhibition about it in London and also went to South Africa as a war artist for the Black and White magazine in 1900. After the war he traveled around the world and created various images from his travels. The remainder of his life was spent in Iris Court in Pangbourne, England where he managed a fruit farm business.

Keywords specific to this image: Menpes, Mortimer Luddington

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