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Signed Woodcut by Monica Poole (1921-2003)
Monica Poole (1921-2003)
Driftwood
Woodcut printed in black ink on white Japanese paper.
Inscribed with the artist’s signature and title in pencil and numbered 39/150.
Monica Poole was the daughter of Charles Reginald Poole and Gladys Aline Haskell. She lived in Kent for the greater part of her life, and according to Anne Stevens “found her subjects, and shapes in the rolling chalk downland, the lush wealden country and the shore line”. She attended Abbotsford School, then Broadstairs, and joined the Thanet School of Art at Margate in 1938, where she was introduced to wood-engraving by Geoffrey Wales. In the War years between 1940 and 1945, she worked in an aircraft factory in Bedford.
She spent the post-war years from 1945 to 1949 at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Here she met Noel Rooke, a noted wood-engraver. It was John Farleigh’s course on illustrating, though, that revealed and nurtured her talent for wood- engraving. In 1940 she had first seen and been inspired by Farleigh’s illustrations for D.H. Lawrence’s The Man Who Died (1935), which led to the idea of studying under him. She later, in 1985, produced a study “The Wood Engravings of John Farleigh”. She married widower Alastair George Murison Small (1896-1969), a member of the Smalls of Dirnanean, in 1952. Murison Small was a former naval officer who had designed underwater weaponry. On his death on 14 September 1969, Poole retired to Tonbridge and quiet seclusion.
Poole produced some 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, which were snapped up by discerning collectors. She had solo exhibitions at the London dealer Duncan Campbell in 1989 and 1993. She exhibited regularly with the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, becoming an Associate in 1967 and a member in 1975. She was also a member of the Society of Wood Engravers and the Art Workers Guild.
She was a reserved person and led a very private life. She contracted poliomyelitis at the age of six months, leaving her paraplegic until she was five years old. Further emotional scars followed with her elder sister’s death at seven and her mother’s suffering from tuberculosis. An extended stay in Switzerland between 1929 and 1931 aided in her mother’s recovery and left Monica dazzled by the mountainous country.
Her work may be seen in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her engravings in 1994.
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If a picture is shown to be framed, then the frame will be included with the sale of the picture. All the pictures we offer are available for purchase in the condition you see them advertised. More details including high resolution images can be sent for closer inspection. For added protection unframed and mounted pictures are wrapped in clear polyester film before shipping to the customer.
SellerRadnorshire Fine Arts Ltd
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Radnorshire Fine Arts Ltd
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By appointment only
Powys
Mid Wales
Tel : 01597 272 439
or : 07790 208 712
Non UK callers : +44 1597 272 439 or +44 7790 208 712
Driftwood
Woodcut printed in black ink on white Japanese paper.
Inscribed with the artist’s signature and title in pencil and numbered 39/150.
Monica Poole was the daughter of Charles Reginald Poole and Gladys Aline Haskell. She lived in Kent for the greater part of her life, and according to Anne Stevens “found her subjects, and shapes in the rolling chalk downland, the lush wealden country and the shore line”. She attended Abbotsford School, then Broadstairs, and joined the Thanet School of Art at Margate in 1938, where she was introduced to wood-engraving by Geoffrey Wales. In the War years between 1940 and 1945, she worked in an aircraft factory in Bedford.
She spent the post-war years from 1945 to 1949 at the Central School of Arts and Crafts in London. Here she met Noel Rooke, a noted wood-engraver. It was John Farleigh’s course on illustrating, though, that revealed and nurtured her talent for wood- engraving. In 1940 she had first seen and been inspired by Farleigh’s illustrations for D.H. Lawrence’s The Man Who Died (1935), which led to the idea of studying under him. She later, in 1985, produced a study “The Wood Engravings of John Farleigh”. She married widower Alastair George Murison Small (1896-1969), a member of the Smalls of Dirnanean, in 1952. Murison Small was a former naval officer who had designed underwater weaponry. On his death on 14 September 1969, Poole retired to Tonbridge and quiet seclusion.
Poole produced some 36 wood-engravings from 1977 to 1993, which were snapped up by discerning collectors. She had solo exhibitions at the London dealer Duncan Campbell in 1989 and 1993. She exhibited regularly with the Royal Society of Painter-Etchers and Engravers, becoming an Associate in 1967 and a member in 1975. She was also a member of the Society of Wood Engravers and the Art Workers Guild.
She was a reserved person and led a very private life. She contracted poliomyelitis at the age of six months, leaving her paraplegic until she was five years old. Further emotional scars followed with her elder sister’s death at seven and her mother’s suffering from tuberculosis. An extended stay in Switzerland between 1929 and 1931 aided in her mother’s recovery and left Monica dazzled by the mountainous country.
Her work may be seen in the Ashmolean Museum in Oxford, the Fitzwilliam Museum in Cambridge, the Victoria and Albert Museum, the British Museum in London, the Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art in Edinburgh, the Boston Public Library and in many other collections. Her close friend and fellow wood-engraver, George Mackley, published a book on her engravings in 1994.
PAYMENT OPTIONS
Cards, Apple Pay and Google Pay can be processed through Stripe on our company website. We also accept payment by cheque and bank transfer. We offer two methods of paying by instalments the first is with Stripe, 'Klarna' / Pay in 3 monthly interest free instalments. Deferred payments can also be accepted over an agreed period of time whilst paintings remain with us, this method is also interest free. With Stripe the item will be shipped after the first instalment has cleared.
CONDITION AND PRESENTATION
If a picture is shown to be framed, then the frame will be included with the sale of the picture. All the pictures we offer are available for purchase in the condition you see them advertised. More details including high resolution images can be sent for closer inspection. For added protection unframed and mounted pictures are wrapped in clear polyester film before shipping to the customer.
Price The price has been listed in British Pounds.
Conversion rates as of 8/DEC/2025. Euro & Dollar prices will vary and should only be used as a guide.
Always confirm final price with dealer. SOLD
DimensionsSheet: 14 1/8 in x 9 7/8 in. (23.8 cm x 37.4 cm.)
Image: 5 1/16 in x 11 in. (12.8 cm x 28 cm.)
Mount: 12 1/8 in x 18 1/8 in. (30.8 cm x 46 cm.)
Category Antique Pictures / Engravings / Art
Date 1970s-80s
1970s Antiques Material Paper
Origin English
Condition This print has been cleaned and mounted using cream coloured acid-free rag board (no frame). All work has been carried out by an accredited paper conservator.
Item code as176a728
Status Sold
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Great care and trouble has been taken to ensure that all details written for every picture are correct and the photos are of sufficient quality so that each item can be viewed in detail. If the purchaser can find a fault (by way of a photograph) as proof of damage in transit that is not present in our promotional photo i.e. a tear in the canvas, broken glass, broken frame, damage to surface of picture, then a full or part refund will be offered back to the purchaser depending on the extent of the damage. This will only apply within 24 hours of signing for the parcel.
If the parcel has arrived and appears to be damaged in some way please return the parcel to us (unopened) and we will refund the purchase price on receipt of the picture.
If the purchaser can prove with written evidence from three independent experts that our description was false or misleading in any way then a full refund will be offered back to the purchaser.
Every effort has been made to give our clients complete confidence and satisfaction when buying from our company.
Great care and trouble has been taken to ensure that all details written for every picture are correct and the photos are of sufficient quality so that each item can be viewed in detail. If the purchaser can find a fault (by way of a photograph) as proof of damage in transit that is not present in our promotional photo i.e. a tear in the canvas, broken glass, broken frame, damage to surface of picture, then a full or part refund will be offered back to the purchaser depending on the extent of the damage. This will only apply within 24 hours of signing for the parcel.
If the parcel has arrived and appears to be damaged in some way please return the parcel to us (unopened) and we will refund the purchase price on receipt of the picture.
If the purchaser can prove with written evidence from three independent experts that our description was false or misleading in any way then a full refund will be offered back to the purchaser.
Every effort has been made to give our clients complete confidence and satisfaction when buying from our company.
View all stock from
Radnorshire Fine Arts Ltd
Private dealerBy appointment only
Powys
Mid Wales
Tel : 01597 272 439
or : 07790 208 712
Non UK callers : +44 1597 272 439 or +44 7790 208 712
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