Speech of the Evening. 1930-31. Drypoint. Appleby 150. 11 x 10 7/8 (sheet 17 1/16 x 13 1/8). Edition 100, #97. Illustrated: Print Collector's Quarterly24 (1937): 368. A rich impression with drypoint burr, printed on the full sheet of cream wove paper. Signed and numbered in ink.
We've all heard that speech!
Edmund Blampied is one of the most significant artists to have hailed from the Channel Islands. Greatly versatile, he worked as a painter, illustrator, and occasional sculptor, though is best remembered as a printmaker and, especially, an etcher. Having been born on a farm, he produced some particularly evocative etchings of agricultural and peasant subjects. Their fluidity of line, a strong sense of humanity, and Gallic humor suggest a kinship with Daumier and Gavarni.
An extensive collection of Edmund Blampied images is available on the Allinson Gallery, Inc. website.
