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Rolf Brandt (1906-1986) was a British artist and influential teacher born in Germany who moved to London in 1933. He is known particularly for his haunting book illustrations from the 1930s and '40s. The spirit of his early Surrealist work permeates the collages he made throughout his life. From the 1950s, he concentrated on abstract painting and constructions.

England & Co held a comprehensive retrospective of his work in 2004, and in December 2005 exhibited his drawings alongside photographs by his brother, Bill Brandt. This exhibition, Brandt: Known and Unknown, was the first time their work had been shown together.

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Constructions & mixed media   Drawings & works on paper   Paintings   

Man in the Moon
Illustration for an African fairy tale c 1940s
8.25 x 5 inches
Charcoal and gouache on paper

Private collection

Illustration from 'Come Not Lucifer'
1945
15 x 10 inches
Pencil drawing

Illustration from 'Come Not Lucifer'
1945
13.25 x 9.25 inches

Illustration from 'Nine Tales from Les Contes Drolatiques'
1943
16.75 x 11 inches
Pencil drawing

Illustration from 'Nine Tales from Les Contes Drolatiques' 1943
14.5 x 9.5 inches
Pencil drawing