Occult & Esoterica
[ANSELL, Robert (Compiled & edited by)] The Exhibition Catalogues of Austin Osman Spare
[ANSELL, Robert (Compiled & edited by)] The Exhibition Catalogues of Austin Osman Spare
London: Fulgur, 2012. First Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 700 copies. 320 pages. Bound in black cloth with Spares initials indented into boards on front panel. Silver titles to spine. Pictorial endpapers. Color and black and white photos and drawings throughout. A fine copy in like dust jacket.
During the course of his creative life Spare produced more than 2000 drawings, watercolours and pastels. His exhibitions ranged from the fashionable West End of Edwardian London, to the earthy characterful taverns of post-War Southwark. This volume gathers together his very rare exhibition catalogues: from his first show at the Bruton Galleries in 1907, to his last at the Archer Gallery in 1955. These facsimiles present a wealth of scarce information.