Rupert Lee
The Rider
, 1920
Wood engraving
7.75 x 7.25 inches
Proof impression
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Provenance
The Artist's Estate
Note: An extremely rare proof impression of Lee's most avant-garde print - made under the influence of Henri Gaudier-Brezska.
Rupert Lee was later a member of the English surrealist group and was chairman of the International Surrealist Exhibition in London in 1936.
Literature
Denys J. Wilcox, 'Painter, Sculptor and Printmaker', Sansom & Co., 2010, p. 142, cat. no. 19 (illustrated)