Wood engraving by J. Barrie. Robinson Title ' Evening, Prince's Dock, Hull' 1913
J. Barrie Robinson was a teacher in Hull. This is a supplement from my copy of 'The Studio' Dec 1913 and had a write up in their section called Art School Notes.
'M. J Barrie Robinson is one of a small band of workers at the Kingston-upon-Hull Municipal School of Art who have been attracted by the modern revival of earlier reproductive arts, and in the accompanying illiustrations some results of his experiments in the manner of the early woodblock printers are shown. Always a close student of nature, he of necessity at first interpreted her chiefly in her simpler moods, making the most of the technical advantages offered by the silhouette. With increased power of expression, however, greater subtleties of tones have ensued, as in the evening dock scene at Hull, and this development no doubt heralds a still wider range of expression including colour. Mr. Robinson was very successfyulwith his prints in the last National Competition though he had only taken up wood engraving a short time previously, and had only the spare time left over from his occupation as a school teacher to pursue his art studies'
I bet he was well chuffed with that!
Image size 7inch x 5inch
Wood engraving by J. Barrie. Robinson Title ' Evening, Prince's Dock, Hull' 1913
J. Barrie Robinson was a teacher in Hull. This is a supplement from my copy of 'The Studio' Dec 1913 and had a write up in their section called Art School Notes.
'M. J Barrie Robinson is one of a small band of workers at the Kingston-upon-Hull Municipal School of Art who have been attracted by the modern revival of earlier reproductive arts, and in the accompanying illiustrations some results of his experiments in the manner of the early woodblock printers are shown. Always a close student of nature, he of necessity at first interpreted her chiefly in her simpler moods, making the most of the technical advantages offered by the silhouette. With increased power of expression, however, greater subtleties of tones have ensued, as in the evening dock scene at Hull, and this development no doubt heralds a still wider range of expression including colour. Mr. Robinson was very successfyulwith his prints in the last National Competition though he had only taken up wood engraving a short time previously, and had only the spare time left over from his occupation as a school teacher to pursue his art studies'
I bet he was well chuffed with that!
Image size 7inch x 5inch