Robert Austin

Printmaker and draughtsman, Robert Austin was born in Leicester. He studied at the School of Art there and at the Royal College of Art, 1914-16 and 1919-22, winning the Rome Scholarship for engraving in the latter year. He taught engraving at the Royal College of Art, 1927-44, becoming Professor in the Department of Graphic Design, 1948-55. He showed with RWS, of which he was a member and President; RE, of which he was a member; and the RA, to which he was elected in 1949. Austin was a meticulous craftsman-engraver and a vigorous draughtsman, as his series of drawings of Women’s Auxiliary Air Force and ballooning activities done during World War II shows. The Tate Gallery holds his work.

Works Featured in this catalogue

Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
The Angelus, 1922, original copper plate
£4,400
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Alice Lush, 1928 (CD 80), original copper plate
£6,000
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
My bed, rainy day, 1939
£5,850
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Charles Murray, 1925 (CD 55), the original copper plate
£4,300
Sold
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Portrait of a Young Girl, 1936
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Ling of Lingard, 1936 (CD 115), the original copper plate
£6,500
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Portrait of Noel Edwards, 1935-36
£8,000
Private
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Child in bed, 1930
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Springtime at Fulham, 1921
£3,850
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Self-portrait in Roman Hat, circa 1925
£9,500
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Ling of Lingard, 1936 (CD 115)
£390
Sold
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Near St. Martin’s Church – Leicester
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
The Mother, 1932
£5,750
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Easter Sunday, 1940
£380
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
The Widow
£975
Sold
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
The bath tub, 193
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Midday rest, 1932
£4,500
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Belfry Steps, 1935
£1,290
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
The Choir, 1920
£1,080
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Early Spring, Gloucestershire, 1922 (CD 30)
£1,950
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Woman sleeping, 1931
£390
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Spanish Steps, Rome
£1,780
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Child in Bed, 1929
£395
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Empty Church – Concarneau (1949)
£2,400
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
A Girl at a Gate (1938)
£2,900
Sold
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Attic Room, Lingard House, with unmade bed, 1930’s
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
The Fisherman (1927)
£275
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Girl Brushing Her Hair, 1938
£425
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Bell No. 2 (1927) Campbell Dodgson 73
£3,200
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
The Belfry (1929)
£1,320
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
Souvenir of Paris, 1920’s
£1,250
Robert Austin (1895 - 1973)
The Fisherman, 1927, the original copper plate
£8,000