Fine Paintings & Sculpture
Description:
Herbert Moesbury Smyrk (Australian, 1862-1947)
Four Illustrations: Cliffside Waves, Coastline Storm, The Lovers Meeting, and Forested View of the City
Three signed "HERBERT MOESBURY" l.r., one signed l.l.
Ink and whiting on heavy paper, image sizes 11 3/4 x 7 3/4 in. (29.8 x 19.7 cm),three unmatted, one matted, all unframed.
Condition: Tack holes to margins, Coastline Storm with the signature pasted to the paper and losses to u.r. edge, scattered soiling to Cliffside Waves.
N.B. Herbert Moesbury Smyrk was an accomplished stained-glass designer who turned to illustration later in life. Fond of Tahiti, he authored and illustrated the book The Trader's Story.
Estimate $700-900
The illustration of a cliff with rolling waves and birds includes an inscription in the lower margin outside of image "SPRAY-SWATHED HARBINGERS WING TO THE LEE,/AND TURBULENT BILLOWS SWEEP"/SEE REVISED DRAWING FOR THIS PLATE.
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Herbert Moesbury, B. Herbert Moesbury SmyrkRobin S.R. Starr
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