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William
Walcot R.E., Hon.R.I.B.A.
(Odessa
1874 – 1943 Ditchling, Sussex)
The
Sacred Fair, Egypt
The
Sacred Fair, Egypt
E
H-L 42. 160 x 228 mm. Etching with drypoint
and aquatint, c.1918.
Signed in pencil. Published
by H C Dickins, 1919. Edition of 51. A fine impression
on F J Head & Co watermarked
cream laid paper.
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Additional
Information about the Print
An
impression was included in Walcot’s one-man
show at James Connell (Bond St.) in April 1918.
The
catalogue note by Marius Ivor comments that in
ancient times all fairs were essentially religious
festivals involving both spectacle and the donation
of tributes.
“Maspero records oven shaped granaries - and some are depicted here. Sacred
Fair is an artist’s inspired tribute to the work of the brilliant
Frenchman who has invested the study of ancient
Egypt with a new spirit.”
In
the Introduction to the catalogue Ivor noted
with regard to Walcot’s ‘living’ recreations
of ancient times
“Archaeology is history; art is experience, and must always have a reference
to the modernity of the past.”
Also included in the Fine Art Society mixed show
of etchings, 1923.
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