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Solomon van AbbeMoving to England from Holland when five years old, van Abbe, became a naturalized citizen. He studied art at the People's Palace, Bolt Court, Toynbee Hall, and later at the Central London School of Art.
After working on the art staff of a newspaper he decided to do illustrations for authors such as H.G. Wells and John Galsworthy.
However, his greatest skill was displayed in the drypoint medium, because of an uncanny ability to understand human behavior and depict it on paper. His skillful eye possessed a sense of satire and humor in the presentation of legal prints and British middle-class behavior during the early part of the twentieth century.
Guichard, Kenneth M., British Etchers, 1850-1940, London, 1981.
Bender, J.H. "The Drypoints of S. van Abbe," Print Collector's Quarterly, vol.26, 1939,
pp.293-309.
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Solomon van Abbe
Dutch-British (1883-1955)
Exhibit 'A'
10-1/2 x 10 3/8 in.
Drypoint, 1935, edition 58/60. Signed in the plate, top left; signed and numbered in pencil. Selected for Fine Prints of the Year, 1936, Vol.14, pl.55.
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Solomon van Abbe
Dutch-British (1883-1955)
The Bookie
10-3/8 x 10-3/8 in.
Drypoint, 1929, edition 7/50. Signed in the plate, lower right; signed and numbered in pencil.
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Solomon van Abbe
Dutch-British (1883-1955)
Declarations
10-1/2 x 10-1/2 in.
Etching and drypoint, 1929, edition 24/50. Signed and numbered in pencil.
Full margins. Selected for Fine Prints of the Year, 1929, pl.1.
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Solomon van Abbe
Dutch-British (1883-1955)
The Gossip Page
10-3/4 x 10-5/8 in.
Drypoint, 1929, edition 7/50. Signed in the plate, upper left; signed and numbered
in pencil. Printed on laid paper with watermark, J.Whatman.
Illustrated in British Etchers, 1850-1940, Kenneth M.Guichard, 1981, pl.2.
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