Lot 177
Gill (Eric) Two original ink designs and three variant trial proofs for 'The Last Judgement', 1917; and two further drawings attributed to Gill, [early 20th century]
Hammer Price: £450
Description
Gill (Eric) Two original ink designs and three variant trial proofs for 'The Last Judgement', the former are pen and ink with touches of white, the latter being wood-engravings, all but one on thin chine paper, each image approx. 44 x 57 mm (1 3/4 x 2 1/4 in), all with small margins, minor surface dirt and browning, mounted as one, unframed, [cf. Physick 107], 1917; together with 2 further larger scale drawings attributed to Eric Gill, including one traditionally understood to be a design for the Golden Cockerel Press, and the other a World War I soldier with rifle, with Victoria Cross symbol, possibly a design for a war grave, pencil, the latter mentioned with blue wash, 153 x 93 mm (6 x 3 3/4 in), and 190 x 115 mm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in), all unframed, early 20th century
Provenance:
Private collection, Gloucestershire, UK
Description
Gill (Eric) Two original ink designs and three variant trial proofs for 'The Last Judgement', the former are pen and ink with touches of white, the latter being wood-engravings, all but one on thin chine paper, each image approx. 44 x 57 mm (1 3/4 x 2 1/4 in), all with small margins, minor surface dirt and browning, mounted as one, unframed, [cf. Physick 107], 1917; together with 2 further larger scale drawings attributed to Eric Gill, including one traditionally understood to be a design for the Golden Cockerel Press, and the other a World War I soldier with rifle, with Victoria Cross symbol, possibly a design for a war grave, pencil, the latter mentioned with blue wash, 153 x 93 mm (6 x 3 3/4 in), and 190 x 115 mm (7 1/2 x 4 1/2 in), all unframed, early 20th century
Provenance:
Private collection, Gloucestershire, UK
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