Stephen Gooden

Stephen Gooden was a printmaker and illustrator, credited with reviving the art of copper engraving in Britain in the 1920s, which he turned to after some years experience with lithography, wood engraving and etching. Stephen Gooden studied at the Slade School of Fine Art, exhibited widely, but his main outlet was the printed page.

The Brook Kerith - Complete Proof Set of Twelve Engravings

Engraving shown: 'Out of the Tomb' (Joseph carrying Jesus).

Illustrations for an edition of The Brook Kerith by Irish writer George Augustus Moore (1852 - 1933), published by Heinemann in 1929 in an edition of 375 copies.

The Brook Kerith is an unusual reinterpretation of the life of Christ. It tells the story that a non-divine Christ did not die on the cross, but was rescued from the tomb by Joseph of Arimathea, nursed back to health, and eventually travelled to India to find wisdom. Joseph witnesses the popularity and spread of Christianity with mixed reactions but is eventually reconciled to its ultimate good.

Artist	Stephen Frederick Gooden RA, RE, (1892 - 1955) Exh. RE, RMS, RA, NEAC.
Title	The Brook Kerith - Complete Proof Set of Twelve Engravings
Medium	Engraving (12). Laid paper.
Size	Plate 7 x 4.125 inches, image 5.75 x 3.875 inches (9). Remaining 3 engravings are smaller.
Details	10 are signed and dated 1927 or 1928. 2 are not signed or dated. Penultimate state proofs, before the engraved titles were added. 15 sets of proof engravings are known to have been produced. Catalogue raisonné plates 55-66.
Price	On application.

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