Giles, William

(1872-1939)

Born in Great Britain, he studied printmaking under Frank Morley Fletcher and learned the Japanese method of creating color woodblock prints. He adapted this technique to develop his own method of color metal relief prints

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"Cherry Blossoms" (ARTS AND CRAFTS)

Color relief print, c. 1921
9 5/8 in. x 12 7/8 in. (244 mm x 327 mm)
Edition of 50, Number: #46
Unframed

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A fine impression with strong colors and large full margins

"Clintino, near Assisi"

Color metal relief print, c. 1920
9 1/2 in. x 12 3/4 in. (241 mm x 324 mm)
No stated edition
Unframed

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Price: $1800

A fine impression of this lovely delicate subject with good, slightly toned margins( away from the image)

"Raven" (ARTS AND CRAFTS)

Color Woodcut, 1926
5 5/8 in. x 8 1/8 in. (143 mm x 206 mm)
Edition of 500
Unframed

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A fine impression published by the ORIGINAL COLOR PRINT MAGAZINE

"Swan & Her Cygnets" (ARTS AND CRAFTS)

Color Woodcut, c. 1911
12 in. x 15 1/8 in. (305 mm x 384 mm)
No stated edition
Unframed

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A fine impression of this lovely print illustrated in Malcolm Salaman's MASTERS OF THE COLOUR PRINT

"When Winter Wanes" (ARTS AND CRAFTS)

Color Metal Relief Print, 1923
11 in. x 13 1/4 in. (279 mm x 337 mm)
No stated edition
Unframed

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A fine impression with good margins--annotated "46" lower left--This unique method of printing in color falls somewhere in between the traditional woodblock and color etching. This impression used for the cover of the reprint of FINE PRINTS OF THE YEAR

Sunset on the Coast (ARTS AND CRAFTS)

Color Woodcut, c. 1930
16 in. x 10 1/2 in. (406 mm x 267 mm)
No stated edition
Unframed

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A lovely image with beautiful pastel colors