Eric Gill (1882 – 1940)
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VADAM AD MONTEM MYRRHAE 1931 Eric Gill (1882 – 1940) P2549/4
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TRANSILIENS COLLES 1930 Eric Gill (1882 – 1940) P2549/2
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IBI DABO TIBI 1930 Eric Gill (1882 – 1940) P2549/8
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EVE 1926 Eric Gill (1882 – 1940) P2392
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FUGE, DILECTI MI 1930 Eric Gill (1882 – 1940) P2549/10
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NUDE STUDY OF A GIRL 1937 Eric Gill (1882 – 1940) P2354
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PRIOR OF CALDEY 1926 Eric Gill (1882 – 1940) P2393
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HORTUS CONCLUSUS 1930 Eric Gill (1882 – 1940) P2549/5
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INVENERUNT ME CUSTODES 1930 Eric Gill (1882 – 1940) P2549/7
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QUI PAXITUR INTER LILIA 1930 Eric Gill (1882 – 1940) P2549/3
Eric Gill was born in Brighton, Sussex, the son of a clergyman. Gill trained as an architect but chose to embark in adult life as a carver and painter of inscriptional lettering. In due course he also became a sculptor, a wood engraver and a type designer, in which field he was unsurpassed. His name adorns several typefaces, while others he designed remain among the most beautiful available. He was a dedicated controversialist; he wrote sixteen books and numerous pamphlets and articles; and throughout his life he experimented with modes of living, setting up communes and founding Guilds of artists and craftsmen. In all this, Gill was concerned to think out the relationship between art and work and life, man, society and God. In The Four Gospels (1931) and The Canterbury Tales (1929-31) that Gill designed and illustrated for The Golden Cockerel Press, the eroticism of some of his subject-matter is matched only by the chastity of his style. He was supremely the printer’s engraver, never a printmaker; his engraving style was evolved so as to sit with type to perfection. His influence on the development of wood engraving was, for better or worse, profound.
Out of the Wood: British Woodcuts and Wood Engravings 1890 - 1945, The British Council 1991
Further reading:
Eric Gill, Autobiography, Jonathan Cape, London, 1940
Christopher Skelton, Eric Gill The Engravings, The Herbert Press, London, 1983
Glossary
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Engraving
An intaglio process whereby lines are cut into a metal or wood plate using an engraving tool (a burin), which is pushed in front of the hand to achieve a sharp controlled incision capable of great delicacy. This technique requires a great deal of control and is not suited to spontaneous mark-making.
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Portfolios
- Switzerland, Arbon, Landenberg-Gesellschaft
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-prints-and-drawings-from-the-wakefield-collection-1947">CONTEMPORARY BRITISH PRINTS AND DRAWINGS FROM THE WAKEFIELD COLLECTION- Fiji, Suva, Fiji Arts Club
- New Zealand, Rotorua, Rotorua Museum Of Art And History
- New Zealand, Hamilton, Waikato Museum Of Art & History
- New Zealand, Rotorua, Society Of Arts
- New Zealand, Auckland, Aukland City Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Wellington, Wellington City Art Gallery
- New Zealand, Waipukurau, Not recorded
- New Zealand, Takapuna, Not recorded
- New Zealand, Dannevirke, Not recorded
- New Zealand, Napier, Napier
- New Zealand, Wanganni
- Australia, Brisbane, Queensland Art Gallery
- Australia, Sydney, Art Gallery Of New South Wales
- Australia, Hobart, Tasmanian Museum And Art Gallery
- Australia, Melbourne, Melbourne Royal Exhibition Building
- Australia, Adelaide, Art Gallery Of South Australia
- Australia, Perth, Art Gallery Of Western Australia
- UK, London, Victoria And Albert Museum
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/british-graphic-art-1945">British Graphic Art- Finland, Helsinki, Konsthall
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/modern-paintings-and-drawings-by-british-artists-1943">MODERN PAINTINGS AND DRAWINGS BY BRITISH ARTISTS- UK, London, Ognisko Polskie (Polish Hearth) Belgrave Square
- UK, London, Belgian Institute, Belgrave Square
- UK, London, Czechoslovak Institute, Grosvenor Place
- UK, London, Greek House, Grovesnor Square
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/exposicion-de-arte-britanico-contemporaneo-1943">EXPOSICION DE ARTE BRITANICO CONTEMPORANEO- Peru, Peru
- Brazil, Sao Paulo, Departamento Municipal de Cultura
- Uruguay, Montevideo, Subterraneo Municipal
- South America
- Chile, Santiago, Palacio De Bellas Artes
- Brazil, Brazil
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/new-york-worlds-fair-1939">NEW YORK WORLD'S FAIR- USA, Chicago, Arts Club Of Chicago
- USA, Boston, Museum Of Fine Arts
- USA, Toledo, Toledo Museum Of Art
- Canada, Québec, Art Association Of Montreal
- Canada, Ottawa, Ontario, National Gallery Of Canada
- Canada, Art Gallery of Toronto
- USA, New York, British Pavilion World's Fair
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http://visualarts.britishcouncil.org/exhibition/contemporary-british-art-1939">CONTEMPORARY BRITISH ART- Sweden, Stockholm, Liljevalchs Konsthall
- Finland, Helsingfors, Konsthall
- Poland, Warsaw, Instytut Propagandy Sztuki