Framed Woodcut, Figures in the Rain, by Peter Firmin (1928-2018)
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Figures in the Rain Peter Firmin (1928–2018) Woodcut on paper, framed Signed and dated in graphite, lower right
11 x 9cm (4.3" x 3.5") Framed Size: 30.5 x 24.5cm (12.0" x 9.6")
Two hooded figures trudge along a country path with pitchforks, heads bowed against the slanting rain. Firmin made this print as a student at the Central School of Arts & Crafts. He uses sharp diagonal cuts for the downpour and dense patterning for the fields and hedgerows, giving a hard day’s farm work real atmosphere. The same feel for rural life later warmed his much-loved children’s work, including Bagpuss, Ivor the Engine and Clangers.