Malcolm Osborne

Pencil signed etching on laid-type paper c. 1929. 7 1/2 x 13 1/2 inches on 11 x 17 1/4 paper. Malcolm Osborne was known for his prints of landscapes, urban views and portraits. Between 1901-1906 he studied etching and engraving under Sir Frank Short at the Royal College of Art in South Kensington. During 1918 he was elected Associate Engraver of the Royal Academy and succeeded Sir Frank Short as the Head of the etching and engraving school when Short retired, and he was elected a full member of the Royal Academy in 1926.

This is an original etching and drypoint by British artist Malcolm Osborne.  The title is: L'Oiseau de Bourges, it was created and printed in 1932.  The image measures 9 1/8X7 inches.  Hand signed in pencil lower border, signed and dated in the plate.