Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976) Seven Anti-War Posters 'And Jesus s...

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£80 - £120

Arthur WRAGG (1903-1976) Seven Anti-War Posters 'And Jesus said: Suf-fer Lit-le Child...', published by the No More War Movement from Wragg's book 'Jesus Wept', Selwyn Blount Publishers, Watford Printers Ltd, each 76cm x 50.5cm (7) Frederick Roberts Johnson and Arthur Wragg, two friends who met whilst training to become commercial artists, moved together to Polperro in 1924, staying at 'The House on the Props'. They had somewhat contrasting styles which somehow sometimes overlapped; Wragg's style was likened to David Low and Victor 'Vicky Weisz, sharing within his lifetime the same respect and public interest as the two aforementioned. His work was also regularly compared to that of Aubrey Beardsley, though Wragg's own heroes were Cruickshank, Albrecht Durer and William Blake, the latter being someone he was also compared to within his lifetime. Wragg's first book was hugely successful, having to be reprinted three times in one year and it became Book of The Year in America. Frederick Roberts Johnson was a very succesful commercial artist and was often the one who usually went to London in search of commissions for the pair. He often used the name 'Essex' or 'Sax', drawing funnies for Punch, Everyman magazine and Tribune, as well as advertisements for Lyons Tea Shops and producing dustjacket book illustrations for various authors. His style was more varied and experimental, with impressionism, cubism and abstract examples of his work within the sale. The lot contains seven of the same, original poster. They are mostly in good, clean condition with some creases and knocks to the edges. All have a some minor creasing horizontally to the centre of the poster. Virtually no foxing. One poster has black marks to the centre (see photo). Three have very small tears to the bottom edge.