Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980). Siamese Kittens in a Landscape, original engraved printing block

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Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980). Siamese Kittens in a Landscape, original engraved printing block * Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980). Siamese Kittens in a Landscape, original engraved fruitwood printing block showing a pair of Siamese cats in a house and hill with trees in the background, pheasant atop the hill amongst clouds, minor hairline scratch to surface, contemporary ink inscription to verso reads 'Agnes M. McCance, Pheasants Hall, Hambleden, Henley-on-Thames, another ink inscription to side reads '21738', surface size 95 x 83 mm, accompanied by an impression taken from the print on card (with tape stains), together with Rabbits, original engraved fruitwood printing block showing a pair of rabbits among foliage, ink inscription to side reading 'Agnes Miller Parker', printed sheet to verso reading '5 Trumpington Street, Cambridge', surface size 35 x 90 cm QTY: (2) NOTE: Agnes Miller Parker (1895–1980) Scottish engraver, illustrator and painter especially known for her wood engravings. Famously collaborated with H. E. Bates on Through the Woods (1936) and Down the River (1937), published by Victor Gollancz. Parker's early works, (as well as those of her artist husband William McCance) reflect the short-lived group of artists known as Vorticists, an avant-garde art and literary movement that emerged in 1914, led by Wyndham Lewis.