Eight Gouache Paintings by Winslade

Winslade.  The collection comprises seven paintings with a festive element, apparently commissioned as Christmas cards, and one still life [Still life with wine glass, grapes and cigar] Gouache on paper, a detailed and yet expressive sketch (14cm x 10 cm). [Medieval Parade]. Gouache on board, a highly stylised, colourful procession of lords, ladies, servants and jesters following a cook bearing a boar's head. Pencil sketch on reverse shows a humorous impression of castle entrance (13 x 34 cm).Christmas Scenes: [Shepherd with star] Gouache on board (21.5 x 8.5 cm). Slightly marked. [Three shepherds with star] A particularly arresting composition, a fine example of Winslade's talent in evoking landscape; the shepherds, lit by moonlight, look towards Bethlehem. Gouache on board (11 x 28.5 cm). [Greetings for 1945-6] A dove of peace flying towards a golden sun provides an optimistic subject. Gouache on board, with Winslade's distinctive signature (14 x 11cm). [Madonna and child] Gouache on board, (24 x 14.5 cm).Fairytale romance: [Prince and princess I]. Two figures shown in dramatic black and slate grey on a pink background. Gouache on board (24 x 14 cm). [Prince and princess II]. A precise and complete working sketch for the above. Gouache on paper (20.5 x 11cm)          Winslade was an accomplished twentieth century illustrator, known only by his surname. His work was frequently commissioned by major publishing houses for popular children's books. Examples can be seen in the Picken series (e.g. Picken's Great Adventure, OUP 1948); Ruthless Roger by Geoffrey Lowis (Methuen & Co, 1946) and The New Forest series (e.g. New Forest Adventure by Stephen Mogridge, Thomas Nelson & Sons, 1953). He was also a cartoonist and draftsman. During the war he served in the R.A.F., and documented his companions in caricature. The following paintings are typical of Winslade's work during the peak of his powers in the 1940s. 

Price: £300