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Barbara Brown (British, 1942-2005)


Barbara Brown was born in Surrey, England, and lived and worked in London. She was educated at Hornsey College of Arts and Crafts and later at the Royal College of Art, specializing in graphic design and book illustration. She went on to illustrate a number of children’s books, including many by Rudyard Kipling, as well as various magazines. She was also a well-known designer of stamps for the Royal Mail. She also designed artwork for enamelled commemorative boxes for Halcyon days.


Barbara Brown. Mother and Child

Mother and Child
Pen, ink and watercolour on paper
signed with initials and dated '83 by the artist
26 x 17.5 cm.

£150


Barbara Brown. chapter heading


Original illustration (chapter heading)
Pen and ink on paper
7.5 x 12cm. (sheet)
Published in Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales chosen and selected by Gordon Jarvie (1992), illustrated p. 60.

£35 (within mount)


Barbara Brown. chapter heading


Original illustration (chapter heading)
Pen and ink on paper
7.5 x 12cm. (sheet)
Published in Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales chosen and selected by Gordon Jarvie (1992), illustrated.

£35 (within mount)

Barbara Brown. Tam Lin


Original illustration for Tam Lin
Pen and ink on paper
titled in pencil below image by the artist
8.5 x 11cm. (sheet)
Published in Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales chosen and selected by Gordon Jarvie (1992), illustrated p. 55.

SOLD

Barbara Brown. Gold-Tree and Silver-Tree


Original illustration for Gold-tree and Silver-tree by Joseph Jacobs
Pen and ink on paper
titled in pencil below image by the artist
9 x 11 cm.
Published in Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales chosen and selected by Gordon Jarvie (1992), illustrated p. 67.

SOLD

Barbara Brown. The Brownie o' Ferne-Den


Original illustration for The Brownie o' Ferne-Den by Elizabeth Grierson
Pen and ink on paper
titled in pencil below image by the artist
8.5 x 11.5 cm.
Published in Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales chosen and selected by Gordon Jarvie (1992), illustrated p. 40.

£45 (within mount)

Barbara Brown. The Gold of Fairnilee


Original illustration for The Gold of Fairnilee by Andrew Lang
Pen and ink on paper
titled in pencil below image by the artist
9.5 x 11.5 cm.
Published in Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales chosen and selected by Gordon Jarvie (1992), illustrated p. 155.

£50 (within mount)

Barbara Brown. The Lonely Giant


Original illustration for the Lonely Giant by Alasdair MacLean
Pen and ink on paper
titled in pencil below image by the artist
9.5 x 11.5 cm.
Published in Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales chosen and selected by Gordon Jarvie (1992), illustrated p. 101.

£45
(within mount)

Barbara Brown. The Well o' the World's End


Original illustration for The Well o' the World's End by Elizabeth Grierson
Pen and ink on paper
titled in pencil below image by the artist
9.5 x 11.5 cm.
Published in Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales chosen and selected by Gordon Jarvie (1992), illustrated p. 18.

£45
(within mount)

Barbara Brown. The Gold of Fairnilee

Original illustration for The Gold of Fairnilee by Andrew Lang
Pen and ink on paper
titled in pencil below image by the artist
9.5 x 11.5 cm.
Published in Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales chosen and selected by Gordon Jarvie (1992), illustrated p. 168.

SOLD

Barbara Brown. Katherine Crackernuts

Original illustration for Katherine Crackernuts by Elizabeth Grierson
Pen and ink on paper
titled in pencil below image by the artist
9.5 x 11.5 cm.
Published in Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales chosen and selected by Gordon Jarvie (1992), illustrated p. 50.

SOLD


Barbara Brown, The Gold of Fairnilee

Original illustration for The Gold of Fairnilee by Andrew Lang
Pen and ink on paper
titled in pencil below image by the artist
9.5 x 11.5 cm.
Published in Scottish Folk and Fairy Tales chosen and selected by Gordon Jarvie (1992), illustrated p. 180.

SOLD

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