Illustration for Flower Stories: Violet
One of a set of five illustrations for a book of children's stories, 'Flower Stories', written by Spencer's friend Marjorie Taunt Freeman in 1949 under the pseudonym Michal Taunt. The book was never published. The addition of the postnominals 'ARA' in a different pen indicates that they were completed shortly after Spencer was elected ARA in 1950.
Date: c. 1950
Inscriptions: cl: FLOWER STORIES/ BY/ MICHAL TAUNT/ ILLUSTRATED BY/ GILBERT SPENCER/ RWS/ARA/ THE VIOLETS STORY/ The copyright of/ this drawing is/ reserved to/ Michal Taunt/ + Gilbert Spencer/ conjointly
Tags: Illustration, Pen, Works on paper
Medium: Pen and ink on paper
Height (mm): 255
Width (mm): 380
Location: Private collection
Provenance: Marjorie Taunt Freeman; by descent; Cotswold Auction Company, 13 August 2024 lot 35
Date: c. 1950
Inscriptions: cl: FLOWER STORIES/ BY/ MICHAL TAUNT/ ILLUSTRATED BY/ GILBERT SPENCER/ RWS/ARA/ THE VIOLETS STORY/ The copyright of/ this drawing is/ reserved to/ Michal Taunt/ + Gilbert Spencer/ conjointly
Tags: Illustration, Pen, Works on paper
Medium: Pen and ink on paper
Height (mm): 255
Width (mm): 380
Location: Private collection
Provenance: Marjorie Taunt Freeman; by descent; Cotswold Auction Company, 13 August 2024 lot 35