Four linocuts by Allerley Glossop (1870–1955).

These linocuts by Allerley Glossop (1870–1955) carry a fascinating place in South African art history, both for their subject matter and the eccentric life of the artist herself:  

 An Unconventional Trailblazer: Born in Twickenham, England, Glossop studied at the Slade School and under Frank Brangwyn before emigrating to South Africa in 1900. She defied the social norms of her era for a female artist, often dressing in men's riding clothes, boots, and a hat, farming her own land, and living a fiercely independent life—first in the Cape (Wellington) and later on her farm in Lion's River, Natal.  

 Portraiture & Graphic Work: While best known for her Impressionistic oil landscapes of the Karoo and Natal Drakensberg, her graphic printmaking—particularly her linocuts and woodcuts from the 1920s and 1930s—offered intimate, sympathetic, and dignity-focused portraits of local indigenous women and rural workers. Notice how each print in the set bears her distinct monogram pencil signature "AG" at the bottom margin.  

 Connection to Lion's River: Her move to the Natal Midlands at Lion's River marked a key period in her later career where she focused heavily on local pastoral scenes and portraits of the surrounding community until her death in 1955.  

Her graphic prints remain highly collectible cross-over pieces between early 20th-century South African printmaking and regional Midlands history.

Some have very slight markings to the surface, otherwise in good condition. Not laid down.

Largest linocut: 90mm x 155mm (only the graphic within the box border. Not the mount-board border).

Smallest linocut: 55mm x 80mm (only the graphic within the box border. Not the mount-board border).

R3,500