Gray MCA Original Mounted Drawing: Veronica Papworth - SKI

Original Mounted Illustration.

Veronica Papworth - 'Ski'

Medium: Ink & Collage

Dimensions: 34cm x 20cm

Published: Sunday Express Fashion Line P.19 - 30/11/1969

Discover four unique illustrations by Veronica Papworth now available in our online shop to celebrate Drawing on Style: Original Fashion Illustration 

Drawing on Style presents original fashion illustrations from the 1960s and 1970s to complement The Biba Story: 1964–1975

This exciting display is free to visit and presents fashion illustration as both an important art form, and an enduring testament to creativity and style. The 1960s and 1970s marked a defining era for fashion illustration, a period when line, colour and gesture captured not only the silhouette of style but the spirit of cultural change.

Presented in collaboration with Gray M.C.A, the world’s leading specialists in original fashion illustration, Drawing on Style is a rare opportunity to acquire work by the 20th century masters of the medium with further framed and unframed illustrations being available to purchase in store. 

About the Artist:

Veronica “Vee” Papworth (1913–1992) was born in North London and began her career at just 17, illustrating men’s clothing for catalogues. In 1946, she joined The Star, where she both illustrated and wrote about women’s fashion, later expanding her work to cover beauty, fitness, and household management. By the late 1950s, she had moved to the Sunday Express, where she authored her own column on a wide range of topics, often accompanied by her distinctive and elegant fashion illustrations.

About the Gallery:

Gray M.C.A is the leading international art gallery dedicated to original Fashion Illustration and Modern Artist Textiles and Design, presenting works by the great masters of the 20th century alongside a select group of contemporary fashion artists and designers.

Working internationally with museums, institutions, and private collectors, Gray M.C.A advises on acquisitions, conservation, and collection development, while also collaborating on major exhibitions and curatorial projects worldwide.