Ceri Richards Welsh, 1903-1971
Two Costers in a Pub, 1942
ink, watercolour & pastel on paper
12 x 9 1/2 in / 30.6 x 24.1 cm
"I always remember the impression of her coming down the stairs with this terrific floral extension of herself: this enormous hat of feathers. The woman costermoger in her costume became a sort of flower symbol... The proliferation of her hat and costume had a kind of sensuality. I mean, I soon became aware that this was not the woman in a costume but a costume worn by a person; who wasn't a person really, but had become like a marvellous bouquet of flowers..."
Ceri Richards
Ceri Richards