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JOHN EDGAR PLATT (1886-1967). FOR THE ZOO / LONDON UNDERGROUND. 1922. 40x25 inches, 102x63 cm. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd., London.

JOHN EDGAR PLATT (1886-1967) FOR THE ZOO / LONDON UNDERGROUND. 1922.
40 1/4x25 inches, 102 1/4x63 1/2 cm. Vincent Brooks, Day & Son Ltd., London.
Condition A / A-: minor repaired tears at edges, light abrasions in image.
John Platt was one of the foremost British color woodblock printers of his generation. "The colour prints he produced are astonishing in their vibrancy and quality and were described by one critic at the time as 'a gamut of singing hues'" (http://www.woodblock.com/platt/introduction.html). This modern Art Deco or even Cubist-inspired image is an exciting departure from his printed work, which is more academic and classical in style. This is the artist's only known poster.

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