The Sabine Theme, 1949

Very early and scarce, signed and dated original lithograph.
From the main edition of 50.
Printed by the Curwen Press for the Redfern Gallery, London.
The Rape of the Sabines became the defining theme of Richards' post-war period. This classical episode, revisited in the ancient literature by Plutarch, Livy and Ovid and long the subject of Western painting, produced a prolific outpouring of paintings that quickly culminated in an exhibition at the Redfern Gallery in 1948.
Very scarce; the last time we had this lithograph in stock was 25 years ago.