Edward Wolfe, RA (1897-1982)
Illustrated Letter to Adele
- signed and inscribed ‘My Dearest Adele, Jim has just dropped and bomb, bomb, bomb, BOMB. Adele does not think she will come to Morrocco….’
- gouache on silvered paper
- 35.5 by 26.5 cm.; 14 by 10 ½ in.
- This letter is most likely addressed to Adele Gersteley whose portrait Edward Wolfe painted in the 1930s.
- £1,250 plus 4% ARR
Edward Wolfe, RA (1897-1982)
Born in South Africa, he moved to England in 1916 and attended the Slade School of Art, 1916-1918. Having met Roger Fry he became involved with the Bloomsbury Group. In 1919 he became aware of Matisse and Modigliani and in 1922 rented a studio in Montparnasse. His work is vibrant, employing a rich use of colour.