TRISTAN AND ISOLDE

A finely detailed oil or tempera painting on wood board showing Tristan and Isolde sailing in a swan-shaped boat. Signed and dated at the bottom right corner. Framed. The painting measures 8.5 x 22cm and the frame measures 24.7 x 28.4cm. Fine condition, the painting bright and clean, the frame firm and sound.

A beautifully precise and detailed painting by Rosemary Fawcett depicting the Celtic medieval legend of Tristan and Isolde. The bright colours, fantastical design of the costumes and the swan boat, and the mix of linear and flat perspective create a unique and surreally magical effect. Fawcett is known for illustrating the first edition of Roald Dahl's 1983 'Dirty Beasts' poetry collection, and despite there being some evidence of her continued creative work after the Dahl publication, including this example, there are unfortunately no records of any other known published illustrations by her.