Untitled
1935
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1935
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
This print shows a cityscape made in the 1930s. It’s a linocut, hand-colored on tracing paper and flipped onto oatmeal backing. That hand-coloring trick gives the print its look from the front. Mackey was a book illustrator who liked bold colors and strong lines. These proofs weren’t mass-produced; each one got this special reverse painting. See more linocuts like this at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
