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Barry Windsor Smith Britannia

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Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith (All)

Location: Barry Windsor Smith
Title: Barry Windsor Smith Britannia*
Artist: Barry Windsor-Smith (All)
Media Type: Pen and Ink
Art Type: Illustration
For Sale Status: NFS
Views: 6103
Likes on CAF: 7
Favorited on CAF: 2
Comments: 20
Added to Site: 8/10/2016

Accomplished in pencil, ink, white-out, and paste-up elements on 13 x 20 in. artist board. A beloved and well-known image that BWS created for general use during his Gorblimey Press days. Published several times, as the frontispiece to the Gorblimey Press Catalog, and also as a fine embossed art print. The elegant piece depicts the legendary Britannia, the personification of the British Empire. With elegant line work throughout. The lion’s head and some text elements were created on a separate sheet and affixed to acetate overlay strips. The signature at lower left is a stat. A liberal use of white-out throughout. Exhibiting various marks, smudges, and handwritten notation in the borders.

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Member Since: October 2004
Last Login: July 2026
Ebay Id: rob129
Country: UNITED STATES
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Rob Pistella Member Since 2005
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Posted On 8/10/2016

Brilliant pice and wonderful pick up Robert!!

Foggy Bottom Member Since 2009
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Posted On 8/10/2016

Baller.

Dave Kopecki Member Since 2008

Posted On 8/10/2016

2 great BWS classic pieces!?! You scored big time! Congrats!

frank x townsondecker Member Since 2006

Posted On 8/11/2016

Awesome!!!

Michael Gowans Member Since 2012

Posted On 8/11/2016

Sublime.

David K Member Since 2008

Posted On 8/11/2016

What a beautiful piece!

Jeremy Radisich Member Since 2004

Posted On 8/11/2016

Holy smokes, you killed at that auction! This is my favorite BWS piece I've seen in a long time--so much to look at...

Sean Clarke Member Since 2005

Posted On 8/11/2016

ADEQUATE!!!

Mike W Member Since 2007

Posted On 8/11/2016

Bravo!!!!!! Well done, Rob!!!!!!!

Leonard Richman Member Since 2013

Posted On 8/11/2016

Wow great addition to your fantastic collection

Gene Park Member Since 2004

Posted On 8/11/2016

Really great! Congrats!

aric shapiro Member Since 2006

Posted On 8/11/2016

Incredible

Mark Levy Member Since 2004

Posted On 8/11/2016

Really great piece - love all the details - and it is iconic to Gorblimey folk!

Kirk Dilbeck (3-Wishes and Patron-of-art) Member Since 2006

Posted On 8/11/2016

Always a favorite of mine from BWS. Glad it has a loving home!

Tom Coker Member Since 2005

Posted On 8/24/2016

Very, very cool! Congrats on nabbing this beauty

Rabid Ferret Member Since 2005

Posted On 1/19/2017

One of my favorite ever BWS pieces! Gorgeous and inspiring.

D. J. Peters Member Since 2006

Posted On 1/21/2017

Stunning and amazing! Thank you for sharing!

William Lawson Member Since 2015

Posted On 7/26/2017

Stunning. One of those that literally drops your jaw.

- Artemaria Member Since 2007

Posted On 11/30/2017

Beautiful beautiful beautiful piece. And the patina and collage aspects of it only add to the charm. Congratulations on the great (British) acquisition!

Michael Peters Member Since 2004

Posted On 3/7/2018

A classic piece of art from the early Gorblimey days!

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