Lot 186
Elsie Anna Wood (1887-1978) – Jerusalem under Roman Rule – Gouache on Paper
Elsie Anna Wood (1887-1978), Jerusalem under Roman Rule. Gouache on paper. Signed. 49.5X70 cm. Framed, 84X104 cm with frame. Unexamined out of frame.
Elsie Anna Wood (1887-1978), born in London, studied at the Hornsey School of Art. In 1919 she travelled to Egypt to work as an illustrator for the Nile Mission Press. She held the job for six months, during which she travelled thorough Egypt and Palestine. Ca. 1925 she returned to Egypt, creating Bible illustrations for the Society for the Propagation of Christian Knowledge.
