Lot 1833
JOHN HASSALL (1868-1948)
THE ANIMALS WENT IN TWO BY TWO
Seven, unique lithograph proofs printed in colour, laid on Masonite
Each 43 x 152.5cm. approx.(to inner border) (7)
Provenance: Joan Hassall, the artist's daughter; private collection since 1970
Exhibited: possibly London, The Fine Art Society, 1900, Pictures for Children; London, Leighton House, 1968, A Tribute to John Hassall
Literature: David Cuppleditch, The John Hassall Lifestyle, 1979
* Very few examples survive of the friezes that Hassall produced for Liberty's, c.1900 and this set has come from the artist's daughter. In collaboration with Cecil Aldin, Hassall experimented with subjects to enliven nurseries and children's bedrooms: "So very little trouble is made nowadays by the majority of people regarding the fitting up of the children's part of the house. Perhaps on the walls they paste or hang up one or two nursery rhymes, so small that the child can hardly read them. The general appearance of the room is dowdy and unattractive. Parents seems to think that children do not derive any pleasure or benefit from any efforts they may make towards decorating the nursery. I believe just the opposite; hence my model nursery." (Cecil Aldin, A Model Nursery, Woman's Life, September 8th 1900)
