A Painter and etcher born in Bradford, Yorkshire who abandoned
his early career as a surveyor and engineer then studied art in Paris,
1904, Antwerp, 1909-10 and London 1908-11, Here he learnt his etching
techniques under Frank Short and showed at the RA, ROI, NEAC being
elected ARE in 1912. His artistic life before and after the World War I
was centred around the Fitzroy Street area of London, and the Dieppe
restaurant in Dean Street. Becoming a mystic symbolist artist,
involved with Aleister Crowley and working on illustrations for D.H.
Lawrence's Apocalypse. He was also a friend of Austin Osmond Spare and
helped with his theories of automatic drawing. From 1922 he taught
etching at Liverpool School of Art and during the 1930's he abandon
printmaking for writing but continued to paint until the late 1950's.
His work is in the collections of the BM and V&A. A retrospective
exhibition was held at the 20th Century Gallery, Fulham, London, 1998.
Richard Grenville Clark's 1998 publication Frederick Carter A.R.G.
1883-1967. A Study of his Etchings catalogues the artist's output and
examines each period of his career and techniques.
These are proof wood engravings, c. 1926, all but two signed in
pencil to the image with numbering very indistinctly and
often title at foot of each sheet They are printed to off-white laid
paper sheets, each sheet size approx. 35 x 25 cm rather resembles large
sheets of the old fashioned Jeyes toilet paper. So may have been
preparatory work on cheaper paper. . . a few are signed to the back of
the page instead of the front. All will be sent mounted time allowing
to protect them as the paper would be easily
damaged/creasedIllustrations appear to be as used in Carter's
book 'Dragon of the Alchemists' (1926), the first volume in a trilogy.
The book had a total of thirty-eight wood-engraved plates.
3 ladies : Frederick Carter Proof Wood engraving. Image size 9.5
x 12 cm not signed but from the folio . These are proof wood
engravings, c. 1926, all but two signed in
pencil to the image with numbering very indistinctly and
often title at foot of each sheet They are printed to off-white laid
paper sheets, each sheet size approx. 35 x 25 cm rather resembles large
sheets of the old fashioned Jeyes toilet paper. So may have been
preparatory work on cheaper paper. . . a few are signed to the back of
the page instead of the front. All are sent mounted with the sheet
entire
to protect them as the paper would be easily
damaged/creased On some the signature is to the foot of the page ie
behind the mount .Illustrations appear to be as used in Carter's
book 'Dragon of the Alchemists' (1926), the first volume in a trilogy.
The book had a total of thirty-eight wood-engraved plates these are a
few £95
Male Study ? writing is indistinct
Frederick Carter Proof Wood engraving. Image size 9.6 x 11.5
cm signed from the folio . These are proof wood engravings,
c.
1926, all but two signed in
pencil to the image with numbering very indistinctly and
often title at foot of each sheet They are printed to off-white laid
paper sheets, each sheet size approx. 35 x 25 cm rather resembles large
sheets of the old fashioned Jeyes toilet paper. So may have been
preparatory work on cheaper paper. . . a few are signed to the back of
the page instead of the front. All are sent mounted with the sheet
entire
to protect them as the paper would be easily
damaged/creased On some the signature is to the foot of the page ie
behind the mount .Illustrations appear to be as used in Carter's
book 'Dragon of the Alchemists' (1926), the first volume in a trilogy.
The book had a total of thirty-eight wood-engraved plates these are a
few £145 one of his larger more complex studies
XIII ??Nature ? writing is indistinct
Frederick Carter Proof Wood engraving. Image size 9.6 x 11.5
cm signed from the folio . These are proof wood engravings,
c.
1926, all but two signed in
pencil to the image with numbering very indistinctly and
often title at foot of each sheet They are printed to off-white laid
paper sheets, each sheet size approx. 35 x 25 cm rather resembles large
sheets of the old fashioned Jeyes toilet paper. So may have been
preparatory work on cheaper paper. . . a few are signed to the back of
the page instead of the front. All are sent mounted with the sheet
entire
to protect them as the paper would be easily
damaged/creased On some the signature is to the foot of the page ie
behind the mount .Illustrations appear to be as used in Carter's
book 'Dragon of the Alchemists' (1926), the first volume in a trilogy.
The book had a total of thirty-eight wood-engraved plates these are a
few £85 one of his larger more complex studies
VIII Dionysius
Frederick Carter Proof Wood engraving. Image size 9.6 x 11.5
cm signed from the folio . These are proof wood engravings,
c.
1926, all but two signed in
pencil to the image with numbering very indistinctly and
often title at foot of each sheet They are printed to off-white laid
paper sheets, each sheet size approx. 35 x 25 cm rather resembles large
sheets of the old fashioned Jeyes toilet paper. So may have been
preparatory work on cheaper paper. . . a few are signed to the back of
the page instead of the front. All are sent mounted with the sheet
entire
to protect them as the paper would be easily
damaged/creased On some the signature is to the foot of the page ie
behind the mount .Illustrations appear to be as used in Carter's
book 'Dragon of the Alchemists' (1926), the first volume in a trilogy.
The book had a total of thirty-eight wood-engraved plates these are a
few £145 one of his larger more complex studies
Pastoral
Frederick Carter Proof Wood engraving. Image size 8.6 x 10.5
cm unsigned from the folio . These are proof wood
engravings,
c.
1926, all but two signed in
pencil to the image with numbering very indistinctly and
often title at foot of each sheet They are printed to off-white laid
paper sheets, each sheet size approx. 35 x 25 cm rather resembles large
sheets of the old fashioned Jeyes toilet paper. So may have been
preparatory work on cheaper paper. . . a few are signed to the back of
the page instead of the front. All are sent mounted with the sheet
entire
to protect them as the paper would be easily
damaged/creased On some the signature is to the foot of the page ie
behind the mount .Illustrations appear to be as used in Carter's
book 'Dragon of the Alchemists' (1926), the first volume in a trilogy.
The book had a total of thirty-eight wood-engraved plates these are a
few £85 one of his larger more complex studies
The Babe in the Waters
Frederick Carter Proof Wood engraving. Image size 8.6 x 10.5
cm signed from the folio . These are proof wood engravings,
c.
1926, all but two signed in
pencil to the image with numbering very indistinctly and
often title at foot of each sheet They are printed to off-white laid
paper sheets, each sheet size approx. 35 x 25 cm rather resembles large
sheets of the old fashioned Jeyes toilet paper. So may have been
preparatory work on cheaper paper. . . a few are signed to the back of
the page instead of the front. All are sent mounted with the sheet
entire
to protect them as the paper would be easily
damaged/creased On some the signature is to the foot of the page ie
behind the mount .Illustrations appear to be as used in Carter's
book 'Dragon of the Alchemists' (1926), the first volume in a trilogy.
The book had a total of thirty-eight wood-engraved plates these are a
few £135 one of his larger more complex studies
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