Alfred J Bennett (1861 - c.1929)
The Cecil and the Savoy
A beautiful Signed Limited Edition etching In a thin cream mount In very good condition. This etching has been endorsed by the Fine Art Trade Guild.
Plate: 14.5 x 17.6 cm; mount: 20.4 x 23 cm
Alfred John Bennett (1861 - ca.1923) was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolour and etching.
Bennett was born in London which became a major source of inspiration to the artist. His paintings, drawings and etchings, more often than not, depicted well known landmarks of the capital city. Bennett regularly submitted paintings to the Royal Academy of which four were exhibited between 1861-1880.
Bennett exhibited extensively, regularly contributing work to the Royal Watercolour Society and British Institution exhibitions. A further painting titled The Hill Farm was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1916, and he achieved more success with solo and joint shows at the prestigious Walker's Gallery in New Bond Street, London in 1918 and 1923. In addition, he also exhibited works at the Fine Art Society, New English Art Club, Grosvenor Gallery, International Society, and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.
Many of Bennett's works are found in public art collections, including two watercolours in the collection of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
This etching also has the Fine Art Trade Guild (Printseller’s Association prior to 1920), blind embossment stamps located in the bottom left hand corner. The stamps denote the following:
Gothic Lettering roundel - I believe this denotes the year or inspector code
FATG Roundel - Denoted authenticity endorsement by the Fine Art Trade Guild. I believe this also denotes that the etching is a limited authentic edition.
W.A.O Roundels - This cluster is consistent with multi-inspector stamping — the Guild sometimes had each stage of the approval process marked. The Printsellers Association (Pre 1920) however, used a unique three-letter code on limited edition prints to indicate the specific number within the edition. This code, along with the total edition size, helped ensure the authenticity and limited nature of the print. The association also required publishers to declare the total number of prints in advance.
•One letter for the publisher/atelier
•One for the inspector
•One for the edition check
•Gothic letter for year or inspector code
The ‘citations, acknowledgements, references and endorsements’ section of this website, found at the footer of the home page, offers a link to the Fine Art Trade Guild website.
Alfred J Bennett (1861 - c.1929)
The Cecil and the Savoy
A beautiful Signed Limited Edition etching In a thin cream mount In very good condition. This etching has been endorsed by the Fine Art Trade Guild.
Plate: 14.5 x 17.6 cm; mount: 20.4 x 23 cm
Alfred John Bennett (1861 - ca.1923) was an English artist who worked in oils, watercolour and etching.
Bennett was born in London which became a major source of inspiration to the artist. His paintings, drawings and etchings, more often than not, depicted well known landmarks of the capital city. Bennett regularly submitted paintings to the Royal Academy of which four were exhibited between 1861-1880.
Bennett exhibited extensively, regularly contributing work to the Royal Watercolour Society and British Institution exhibitions. A further painting titled The Hill Farm was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1916, and he achieved more success with solo and joint shows at the prestigious Walker's Gallery in New Bond Street, London in 1918 and 1923. In addition, he also exhibited works at the Fine Art Society, New English Art Club, Grosvenor Gallery, International Society, and the Royal Institute of Oil Painters.
Many of Bennett's works are found in public art collections, including two watercolours in the collection of Brighton Museum & Art Gallery.
This etching also has the Fine Art Trade Guild (Printseller’s Association prior to 1920), blind embossment stamps located in the bottom left hand corner. The stamps denote the following:
Gothic Lettering roundel - I believe this denotes the year or inspector code
FATG Roundel - Denoted authenticity endorsement by the Fine Art Trade Guild. I believe this also denotes that the etching is a limited authentic edition.
W.A.O Roundels - This cluster is consistent with multi-inspector stamping — the Guild sometimes had each stage of the approval process marked. The Printsellers Association (Pre 1920) however, used a unique three-letter code on limited edition prints to indicate the specific number within the edition. This code, along with the total edition size, helped ensure the authenticity and limited nature of the print. The association also required publishers to declare the total number of prints in advance.
•One letter for the publisher/atelier
•One for the inspector
•One for the edition check
•Gothic letter for year or inspector code
The ‘citations, acknowledgements, references and endorsements’ section of this website, found at the footer of the home page, offers a link to the Fine Art Trade Guild website.
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