GILL, Eric

Eric Gill wood engraving ‘New England Woods’

Description

An original wood engraving printed from the original block 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 ‘39’ in top right corner as issued. Very good. Not mounted / matted.

Image size 94 x 57mm  (3.75 x 2.25 inches)
Sheet size 310 x 250mm  (12 x 9.75 inches)

Item details

Reference: Physick 163; Ditchling 133, 39.  Proof of an illustration on page 2 of ‘Three Poems’ by  Ananda K. Coomaraswamy, printed by the St. Dominic’s Press, Ditchling, Sussex, for private distribution, 1920.  The block was subsequently used for illustration on page 15 of ‘Wood-Engravings’ St. Dominic’s Press publication No.44, 1924; as plate 29 in   ‘Engravings by Eric Gill’, published by Douglas Cleverdon, printed by The Fanfare Press, 1929.

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