Mark Severin
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Mark Fernand Severin was a Belgian-born artist and graphic designer who lived in England for most of his life.
and the London Underground
.
In 1935 Severin married Nina Holme, a children's illustrator, the daughter of Charles Geoffrey Holme (the co-founder and editor with his father Charles Holme, of the illustrated fine arts and decorative arts magazine The Studio Magazine
).
Severin and Nina had two sons: Erik and Geoffrey.
A catalogue raisonné
of Severin's works exists.
Joint authorship
Life
Severin was the son of Fernand Severin (1876–1931), a poet. Described as one of the most outstanding engravers of his generation, Mark Severin specialised in fine miniature work, including postage stamps and book illustrations. He made close to five hundred bookplates, of which a great number are on erotic subjects. He also was also active as an advertisement designer in Great Britain, including posters for Imperial AirwaysImperial Airways
Imperial Airways was the early British commercial long range air transport company, operating from 1924 to 1939 and serving parts of Europe but especially the Empire routes to South Africa, India and the Far East...
and the London Underground
London Underground
The London Underground is a rapid transit system serving a large part of Greater London and some parts of Buckinghamshire, Hertfordshire and Essex in England...
.
In 1935 Severin married Nina Holme, a children's illustrator, the daughter of Charles Geoffrey Holme (the co-founder and editor with his father Charles Holme, of the illustrated fine arts and decorative arts magazine The Studio Magazine
Studio Magazine
The Studio Magazine was an illustrated fine arts and decorative arts magazine, founded in Britain in 1893, which exerted a major influence on the development of the Art Nouveau and Arts and Crafts movements....
).
Severin and Nina had two sons: Erik and Geoffrey.
A catalogue raisonné
Catalogue raisonné
The typical catalogue raisonné is a monograph giving a comprehensive catalogue of artworks by an artist.The essential elements of a catalogue raisonné are that it purports to be an exhaustive list of works for a defined subject matter describing the works in a way so that they may be reliably...
of Severin's works exists.
Published works
- Making a Bookplate (How to do it series) London: The Studio Publications, 1949
- Your Wood Engraving London: Sylvan Press, 1953
Joint authorship
- Mark Severin and Anthony Reid Engraved Bookplates, European Exlibris 1950-70 Pinner: Private Libraries Association, 1972
His work illustrating others' books
- Woman in Detail by Patrick Miller. 5 collotype plates after drawings by Severin. London: The Golden Cockerel Press, 1947
- The Homeric Hymn to Aphrodite A New Translation by F.L. Lucas, Fellow of King's College, Cambridge. Ten Engravings by Mark Severin. London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1948
- Circe and Ulysses Translated by William Browne. Illustrations by Mark Severin. London: Golden Cockerel Press, 1954
- Aollonius of Tyre. Historia Apollonii Regis Tyri Translated by Paul Turner. Six engravings by Mark Severin. London: Golden Cockerel Press London, 1956
- Eve's Moods Unveiled by Jonathan Hanaghan. Copper engravings by Mark Severin. Dublin: Runa Press, 1957
- Five Japanese Love Stories by Ihara Saikaku, illustrated with wood engravings by Mark Severin. London: Folio Society, 1958
- Stories by Karel van de Woestijne, illustrations by Mark Severin. Amsterdam: World Library Association, 1959
- Beowulf the Warrior Ian Serraillier, illustrations by Mark Severin. New York: Henry Z. Walck, Inc., 1961.