{"title":"Sydney LEE","description":"\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eInspired by Japanese prints and the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement, painter and printmaker Sydney Lee (British, 1866–1949) helped advance the revival of woodcut and wood engraving in the early twentieth century.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"isSelectedEnd\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHis landscapes, architectural subjects, and coastal scenes are distinguished by broad, simplified forms and carefully balanced areas of color. After studying at the Manchester School of Art and the Académie Colarossi in Paris, Lee taught at London’s Central School of Arts and Crafts. He became a founding member of the Society of Wood Engravers in 1920 and was elected to the Royal Academy in 1930.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLee’s prints unite Japanese-inspired design, technical experimentation, and an acute sensitivity to atmosphere.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"pier-tower-st-ives-full-moon-version","title":"Pier Tower, St. Ives (full moon version)","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eColor woodcut on laid Japan paper, circa 1905-10.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReference: Meyrick (?). There is no edition for this print, only color variants, playing with effects of various times of the day. There are impressions with a different sky, suggesting clouds during daytime. Scarce and possibly unique in any color effect. \u003cbr\u003eSigned in pencil. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: 'Calibri',sans-serif;\"\u003eNOTE: Sydney Lee was a member of the Royal Society of Painter-Printmakers and closely associated with the Royal Academy. He is regarded, in his printmaking, as a strong proponent of the ideals of the Arts and Crafts movement.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LEE, Sydney","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47970762948844,"sku":null,"price":870.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2654\/1544\/files\/SydneyLEE-PierTowerSt.Ives-fullmoonversion-Colorwoodcut-circa1905-10-detail.jpg?v=1784478823"}],"url":"https:\/\/armstrongfineart.com\/collections\/sydney-lee\/location_cornwall.oembed","provider":"Armstrong Fine Art","version":"1.0","type":"link"}