This is a fine 1950s colour lithograph by John Humphrey Spender (1920 - 2005), who was a noted British photographer, painter, and designer.
Spender started off his artistic career studying architecture and then as a photographer. He served as an official war photographer in WWII.
He was also a fellow of the Society of Industrial Artists and Designers and an honorary designer at the Royal College of Art, London.
Between 1946–56 he showed his versatility in design and undertook a wide variety of freelance work. This included designing for textiles, carpets, wallpapers, and murals - winning the Council of Industrial Design awards four times, between 1956–76, as well as teaching at the Royal College of Art textile school. He took part in many mixed artist shows, as well as holding his own solo painting exhibitions at the fashionable Redfern and Leicester Galleries.
Spender taught at the Royal College of Art from 1953 until his retirement in 1975. In 1968, he moved to Maldon in Essex - and moved into one of the architect Richard Roger's first-built houses.
My print is pencil signed by the artist, as photographed.
It shows a stylized still life and is entitled "Basket with Fruit". It dates to 1951. It is a fine work by him - and will certainly be a highlight when displayed in a mid-century period interior. The 1951 certainly fits in with art being produced to celebrate the Festival of Britain.
The image size is 39 x 50 cm. The frame is 60 x 70.5 cm.
It is sold framed - and has a provenance as being retailed in the past through the prestigious Redfern Gallery in London.
The lithograph is in excellent condition with no damages. This is a very rare print - dating from the Festival of Britain in 1951. It is stylistically very much of the period.
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