Chris Beetles Gallery

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Two Mothers

Eric Fraser (1902-1983)

Price

£650

Signed

Signed

Medium

Ink with bodycolour

Dimensions

4 x 5 ¼ inches

Provenance

The Artist's Estate by descent

Illustrated

Radio Times, 12 January 1961, for broadcast on the Third Programme on Wednesday 18 January 1961 at 9.25pm

Exhibited

'The Illustrators. The British Art of Illustration 1870-2021', Chris Beetles Gallery, November 2021-January 2022, No 170

Two Mothers is a translation by Angel Flores of Dos Madres (1920), a short story in dramatic form written by the Spanish writer and philosopher, Miguel Unamuno (1864-1936). It explores the theme of procreation by focussing on the desire of the sterile Raquel to become a mother, and her influence on her lover and his wife (all three of whom are shown in Eric Fraser’s illustration). It was first broadcast on the BBC Third Programme on 18 January 1961.
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