Edward Ardizzone: Line, Light and Life – Sarah O'Kane Contemporary Fine Art

original drawings and watercolours by a master illustrator
5 – 7 October 2018, Lewes House, 32 High St, Lewes BN7 2LX
6 – 8pm Friday, 10am – 6pm Saturday and Sunday

Arrival of the Ladies, black ink, watercolour 185 x 270mm
Edward Ardizzone black ink, watercolour 185 x 270mm £2,750

Gerda and the Crow, black ink 130 x 180mm
Edward Ardizzone black ink 130 x 180mm

He Walked Into the Night, pen and ink 75 x 190.5mm SOLD
He Walked Into the Night, pen and ink 75 x 190.5mm, SOLD ‘Lost and Found 23.12.55’ £2,520

Kiss Me Quick, Maida Vale, black ink, watercolour
Edward Ardizzone black ink, watercolour

Shopping in Mysore sketch, pen and ink 140 x 195mm SOLD
Shopping in Mysore sketch, pen and ink 140 x 195mm SOLD

The Attentive Listeners, pen, ink and wash 200 x 250mm
The Attentive Listeners, pen, ink and wash 200 x 250mm

The Royal Garden Party, black ink and watercolour
Edward Ardizzone black ink and watercolour

Edward Ardizzone (1900–1979) was an artist, author and one of the leading illustrators of the last century. Edward Ardizzone: Line, Light and Life was drawn from the collection of Simon Blaxland, a Lewes resident who first discovered Ardizzone in the late 1980s and has been collecting his art ever since.

The exhibition focusses on the post-war period when Ardizzone fully developed his style and creativity. Evocative London public house and street scenes, illustrations for books including Stig of the Dump and The Pilgrim’s Progress, as well as for publications such as Radio Times and the original artwork for one of the Lyons Corner House lithographs are included.