{"product_id":"pair-of-colour-drypoint-etchings-by-elyse-ashe-lord","title":"Pair of Colour Drypoint Etchings by Elyse Ashe Lord","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eA pair of finely executed colour prints by \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElyse Ashe Lord (1885–1971)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, comprising \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardstone Vase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, numbered \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e25\/100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaiting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, numbered \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e83\/100\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, each signed by the artist and retaining its original decorative black lacquered frame.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLord developed a highly distinctive printmaking technique, combining the delicate incised line of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003edrypoint etching with colour applied from woodblocks\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. The drypoint image effectively acted as a key block, while successive woodblocks introduced the soft, luminous colour for which her work is known. Lord personally supervised the complex printing of her plates and blocks. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.campbell-fine-art.com\/artists.php?id=146\u0026amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003ecampbell-fine-art.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBorn \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eElise Müller in 1885\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Lord was of German parentage and later adopted the name of her English husband, the Reverend Thomas Ashe Lord. Although her work is steeped in the visual culture of China and the wider Far East, she never travelled to Asia. Instead, she drew inspiration from Chinese paintings, embroideries, textiles, wall hangings and illustrated sources, transforming them through her own imagination. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.annexgalleries.com\/artists\/biography\/1428\/Lord\/Elyse?utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003eannexgalleries.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe resulting compositions are not literal representations of Chinese life, but a highly personal interpretation of Eastern imagery, combining elegant figures, decorative interiors, exotic objects and flowers with the fashionable silhouettes and sophisticated palette of \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e1920s and 1930s Art Deco\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.campbell-fine-art.com\/artists.php?id=146\u0026amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\"\u003ecampbell-fine-art.com\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardstone Vase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e depicts a flowering arrangement displayed in an elaborate vessel, while \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaiting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e presents a seated female figure within an opulent Chinese-inspired interior. Together they demonstrate Lord's particularly successful fusion of traditional Asian imagery with the refined modernism of inter-war British printmaking.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEngland, first half of the 20th century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHardstone Vase\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, edition 25\/100. Frame 56.5 x 46.5cm Aperture 26.5 x 24cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWaiting\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, edition 83\/100. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFrame 46.5 x 56.5cm Aperture 24 x 31cm\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eSigned in pencil.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cspan\u003eRetaining their original frames.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Collection TH30","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55182369358161,"sku":null,"price":3300.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0935\/5873\/5185\/files\/Elyse_Ashe_Lord_Prints.png?v=1791206639","url":"https:\/\/nwtiques.com\/products\/pair-of-colour-drypoint-etchings-by-elyse-ashe-lord","provider":"Nicholas Wells Antiques","version":"1.0","type":"link"}