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This exhibition will include a large selection of prints and offers a variety of subject matter with prices ranging from £50 to £1250. For illustrated list please contact the Gallery. Eric Gill’s varied and prolific output of sculpture, drawings, typography, prints and books established him as one of the major British artists of the early 20th century. This exhibition focuses on Gill’s original wood and copper engravings which he produced, mainly to illustrate the texts of Private Press books between 1916 and 1940, but also as private commissions, advertisements, book plates, Christmas cards and other ephemera. The prints represent the range of Gill’s imaginative skills, his socialist ideals and his unique, albeit idiosyncratic, approach to religion and sex. Many of the prints are rare signed proofs, or special proofs printed on fine paper. However, the majority are from the larger editions, printed by Gill in the 1920s and 30s, which were published as representative selections of his wood and copper engravings. These provide an opportunity to acquire an original print by this recognised master of printmaking at an affordable price. | ||
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Reference Books available from the Gallery, order by phone or e-mail. James Bostock RE. A catalogue raisonné of the wood engravings and other prints by Hilary Chapman, with an introduction by Simon Brett, former Chairman of the Society of Wood Engravers. Published by the 20th Century Gallery, 2002. Fully illustrated, 48pp, 75 b/w illustrations, 4 colour. £6.00 (plus £1 postage UK, £2.50 USA) The Colour Woodcuts of John Edgar Platt. Catalogue raisonné by Hilary Chapman. Published by the 20th Century Gallery 1999. 56pp. 40 b/w illustrations, 8 colour. £9.50 (plus £1 p&p inland, £3.00 USA) Geoffrey Wales. Monograph and checklist of the wood engravings. Written by Hilary Chapman and published by Primrose Hill Press 1998. Pb. Fully Illustrated. £14.95 (plus £1 p&p inland, £3.00 USA) Ethelbert White’s Wood Engravings. Limited edition published by The Fleece Press 1992. Essay and checklist by Hilary Chapman. Illustrations from the original wood blocks plus two mounted wood engravings. Boxed. £125 (plus £5 p&p inland, £13.00 USA) (Phone or e-mail to order) | ||
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ETHELBERT WHITE 1891-1972 PAINTER PRINTMAKER By Hilary Chapman An account of the life and work of this modern British artist who was one of the foremost painters of the period, as well as a wood engraver, book illustrator and poster designer. A legend in his own lifetime, White and his wife Betty led a Bohemian life in Hampstead, London or roamed the country lanes of southern England in a gipsy caravan. His art encapsulates the charm of the simple rural life and the beauties of the English countryside. The book is illustrated with photographs and reproductions of some of White's paintings and contains a fully illustrated catalogue of all the wood engravings, drypoints and linocuts executed by the artist. 88 pp + 4 pp colour. Published by Primrose Hill Press 2003. £29.50
CHARLES CHAPLIN 1907-1987: ARTIST, ENGRAVER, PRINTMAKER By Jon Chaplin. With an Introduction by Hilary Chapman and a fully illustrated catalogue raisonne of the prints. Published by OBLONG, 2005. £26.50
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