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Vintage Signed Etching of Old King Edward's School, Birmingham

Vintage Signed Etching of Old King Edward's School, Birmingham

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This is the old King Edward's School on New Street, Birmingham, in a pencil-signed etching, drawn in dense dark line beneath a cloud-filled sky. Charles Barry designed the Gothic Revival building in the 1830s, and it came down in 1936. The sheet is titled by hand in the lower margin and bears a signature reading Joseph F. Pimm. It's framed in black with a gilt rope lip and carries the label of a Birmingham picture framer.

Artist
Bearing a signature reading "Joseph F. Pimm"
Signature
Signed in pencil in the lower right margin, below the image
Medium
Etching on paper
Subject
Old King Edward's School, New Street, Birmingham, a Gothic Revival building designed by Charles Barry in the 1830s and demolished in 1936
Origin
England, Birmingham subject
Age
Mid 20th century, assessed on the signature and printmaking style. Unsigned dating evidence is limited to the framer's label, which suggests framing between the 1970s and early 1990s.
Frame Size
11 in. W x 9.5 in. H
Frame
Black frame with a gilt rope-pattern inner lip, cream mat with a gilt fillet, glazed, hardboard backing with paper dust cover and wire. Not claimed as original to the print.
Provenance
Framer's label on the reverse reading Graves Gallery, 8 Lower Severn Street, Birmingham, Picture Framers & Gilders, with a telephone number in the pre-1995 Birmingham format

The print is held under glass in its mat and has been examined in the frame. The image reads clearly, with strong dark line work and the paper tone evenly aged to cream. The mat has toned with age and matches the sheet. The gilt fillet and frame show light surface wear consistent with age. The reverse has an aged paper dust cover and original-looking wire, with no tears in the paper visible in the photographs.

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