1930s English Village Scene by Harold Hope Read

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Ink drawing by English artist Harold Hope Read (1881-1959). Read's "High Life" series satirically illustrated the lives of the upper … more Ink drawing by English artist Harold Hope Read (1881-1959). Read's "High Life" series satirically illustrated the lives of the upper class in Great Britain.

Read regularly submitted works to the Royal Academy's Annual Exhibition and exhibited works at the Alpine Gallery, the New English Art Club, the Royal Institute of Painters in Watercolours and the National Society of British Artists. Read also contributed political cartoons to Punch Magazine between 1905 and 1922..

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