Bonhams, The Grosvenor School and Avant-Garde British Printmaking (Australian artists only), London, 15 Apr 2014, No. of Lots: 14

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94 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

Swings (Coppel Es 22)

Linocut printed in yellow ochre, viridian, reddish brown and cobalt blue, 1932, an excellent impression, on buff orienta, signed, titled, dated and numbered 11/50 in pencil, with margins, 24.2 x 26.6 cm
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95 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

Val De Grace, Paris (Coppel ES A/1)

Woodcut printed in grey-blue, dull blue, reddish brown and black, 1923, on buff oriental laid, signed, titled, dated and numbered 10/20 in pencil, with margins, 10 x 8.1 cm 		*** ***
96 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

Melbourne from the River (Coppel ES A/7)

The rare woodcut printed in colours, circa 1924, a good impression with delicate tonal variation, on oriental laid tissu, signed and titled in pencil, from the edition of 20, with margins, 19.2 x 27.7 cm
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97 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

The Bee (Coppel Es 1)

Linocut printed in pale pink, mauve, blue-green, emerald green, grey and black, circa 1925, on thin cream oriental laid, signed and titled 'The Boy & the Bee' in pencil, an unnumbered impression from the edition of 20, with margins, 11.2 x 13.8 cm
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98 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

The Bamboo Blind (Coppel Es 4)

Linocut printed in grey, emerald green, black, yellow ochre, pale pink, red and indigo, circa 1926, on thin off-white or, signed, titled and numbered 11/50 in pencil, with the artist's tablet monogram, with margins, 15.5 x 15.2 cm
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99 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

The Noisy Parrot (Coppel Es 3)

Linocut printed in brownish beige, brick red, emerald green, black, yellow ochre, cobalt blue, brown and brown ochre, 19, signed, titled and numbered '3' in pencil, from the edition of approximately 20, with the artist's tablet monogram, with margins, 24.7 x 21.8 cm
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100 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

Resting Models (Coppel Es 29)

Linocut printed in greyish beige, viridian, reddish brown and black, 1933-34, an early richly inked impression, on buff, signed, titled, dated '1934' and numbered 7/50 in pencil, with margins, 19.6 x 26.6 cm
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101 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

Still Life (Coppel Es A/16)

Wood engraving, 1929, on buff oriental laid, dated and inscribed 'Edition of 20', with margins, 10.3 x 12.7 cm 		*** ***
102 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

The Green Bridge (Coppel Es 5)

Linocut printed in green, black, light blue and beige ochre, 1926, on thin cream oriental laid, signed, dated and numbered '29', from the edition of approximately 30, with the artist's tablet monogram, with margins, 19.4 x 26.2 cm
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103 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

Wet Afternoon (Coppel Es 14)

Linocut printed in grey, reddish brown, emerald green and cobalt blue, 1929, an early, good impression, on buff oriental, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/50 in pencil, with margins, 23.8 x 20.3 cm
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104 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

The Rain Cloud (Coppel Es 16)

Linocut printed in yellow ochre, viridian, black and mauve, 1931, a good impression, on buff oriental laid tissue, signed, titled, dated and numbered 4/30 in pencil, with margins, 20.7 x 26.6 cm
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105 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

Fox and Geese (Coppel Es 24)

The rare linocut printed in yellow ochre, grey, emerald green, mauve and cobalt blue, 1933, an early, good impression, o, signed, titled, dated and numbered 2/50 in pencil, with margins, 26.7 x 31.8 cm
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106 Click here to view image Spowers, Ethel Louise

The Giant Stride (Coppel Es 23)

Linocut printed in yellow ochre, reddish brown, viridian and cobalt blue, 1932-33, an early vibrant impression, on buff, signed and numbered 6/50 in pencil, with margins, 26 x 35.3 cm
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107 Click here to view image Black, Dorothea (Dorrit) Foster

The Eruption (Coppel Db 7)

The rare linocut printed in black, blue, green and red, circa 1929-30, an excellent impression, on buff oriental laid, an unsigned proof impression aside from the proposed edition of 50, with margins, 25.4 x 18.7 cm
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