GILL, Eric

Eric Gill two wood engravings on one sheet ‘Christmas Gifts: Daylight’ and ‘Christmas Gifts: Dawn’

Description

‘Christmas Gifts: Daylight’  and  ‘Christmas Gifts: Dawn’ on one sheet.

Two original wood engravings printed from the original woodblocks for ‘Engravings by Eric Gill’, published by Douglas Cleverdon, printed by The Fanfare Press, 1929. One of 400 copies printed on paper specially manufactured for this edition. With the number ‘12’ on top right corner in margin as issued.  Very good. Not mounted/matted.

Image size 180 x 100mm  (7 x 4 inches) approx.
Sheet size 330 x 250mm  (13 x 10 inches)

Item details

Christmas Gifts: Daylight  (Physick 80, Ditchling 76, 12.  Proof of a design for a Christmas card , 1916. The block was subsequently used for illustration on page 2 of ‘Christmas’ published by the St. Dominic’s Press, 1916;  on Plate 12 in   ‘Engravings by Eric Gill’, published by Douglas Cleverdon, printed by The Fanfare Press, 1929.

Christmas Gifts: Dawn (Physick 81, Ditchling 77, 12.  Proof of an illustration on page 28, volume 1, number 2 of ‘The Game’ published by the St. Dominic’s Press, 1916. The block was subsequently used of illustration on page 6 of ‘Nisi Dominus rime’ by Pepler, St. Dominic’s Press , 1919; on page 21 of  ‘Wood Engraving’ publication 44, 1924; on Plate 12 in   ‘Engravings by Eric Gill’, published by Douglas Cleverdon, printed by The Fanfare Press, 1929.