GILL, Eric

Eric Gill wood engraving titled ‘The Tennis Player’

Description

Eric Gill wood engraving titled ‘The Tennis Player’ An original wood engraving printed from the original woodblock 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 ‘52’ on top margin as issued. Very good. Not mounted/ matted.

Plate size 115 x 105mm (4 3/8 x 4 inches)

Sheet size 330 x 260mm  (13 x 10 inches)

Item details

Reference: Physick 217; D 186;   Based on a photograph published in The Daily Mirror, 1923.The block was subsequently used in ‘Wood-Engravings’, No.44 of the publications of the St.Dominic’s Press’, 1924; as plate 52 in ‘Engravings by Eric Gill’, published by Cleverdon 1929.