White Lilies by Mabel Royds - c. 1937 - 21.2 x 24 cm National Galleries of Scotland White Lilies by Mabel Royds - c. 1937 - 21.2 x 24 cm National Galleries of Scotland

White Lilies

Colour woodcut on paper • 21.2 x 24 cm
  • Mabel Royds - 1874 - 1941 Mabel Royds c. 1937

Today we start our special partnership with the National Galleries of Scotland. For the next four Sundays, you can expect some knock-your-socks-off masterpieces, as well as equally amazing but lesser-known works. Today we start with these beautiful lilies created by Mabel Royds, an English artist best known for her woodcuts.

Between 1933 and 1938 Royds made a series of flower prints. White Lilies is an example of her bold woodcut technique combined with a vibrant color scheme. Although Royds had travelled extensively and lived in both Canada and India she always enjoyed depicting the simple, yet beautiful, things around her. This included her daughter growing up and flowers in both full-bloom and in their dying days.

Beautiful, isn't it?

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