Pure period whimsy: The Vein in the Marble linocut Size (frame): 14

Size (frame): 14

The watercolour and frame are in good condition

13 x 12 inches / c

Size (photo paper): 40

The print is exquisitely framed and ready to enrich any room

Pure period whimsy: The Vein in the Marble linocut Size (frame): 14The Vein in the Marble is a book of verse, tales and illustrations formed through a collaboration between Stephen Tennant (1906 1987) and Pamela Grey(1871 1928), published in 1925. Grey provided a series of short poems and morality tales for modern life. Tennant contributed the accompanying illustrations, peopled with a mix of courtiers, nymphs and fairy tale characters. Tennants biographer Philip Hoare aptly describes the book as 'pure period