Charles William Cain. 1893-1962.
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Aka-Kuf. 1937. Drypoint. 4 1/8 x 8 3/8 (sheet 10 1/16 x 15 1/16). Third Mespotamian set. Printed on cream wove paper on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed, titled and annotated in pencil. $275.
The Ferry at Forfar. c. 1930. Etching and drypoint. 9 3/4 x 12 3/4 (sheet 12 1/4 x 17 7/8). Edition 77, #41. Slight toning. A rich impression printed on light tan laid paper. Printed on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed and numbered in ink. $375.
The Raider, N.W.F. India. 1925. Etching and drypoint. 5 x 6 1/2. Edition 30. Printed on cream wove paper on the full sheet with full marings. Signed in pencil. Publication price in 1925 was the large sum then of 3 guineas. $250.
Waiting to Pass. River Tigris. 1924. Drypoint. 4 1/8 x 8 1/2 (sheet 8 1/2 x 12 7/8). Printed on cream wove paper. A brilliant impression in pristine condition. Signed, titled and annotated in pencil. $275.
Charles William Cain [1893-1962] A student of Camberwell School of Art and then an illustrator cartoonist for the Johannesburg Star until WWI when he joined the Border Regiment in India and Mesopotania until Armistance, and entered the Royal College of Art under Frank Short 1920-1. During the 1920's and 1930's Cain produced seventy-four original etchings and engravings, all published in London by Greatorex. The large majority of his prints deal with scenes in Iraq, Persia, Indian and Burma and Cain developed a strong reputation as a major Orientalist printmaker. Today, a large collection of Charles W. Cain's drypoints will be found at the British Museum, London.
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