Eric Gill Prints - Eric Gill was one of the most colourful figures in early 20th century art, despite the majority of his prints being in black and white. Sculptor, typographer, and writer, it was the unequalled clarity of line of his engravings that have made his work so s

The History of these Prints

(21 May 2003)

In 1929 Douglas Cleverdon published a selection of Eric Gill’s engravings produced to the end of 1927. They were all printed from the original blocks or plates in a numbered edition of 400. Most of the engravings had originally been produced for book illustrations, pamphlets , bookplates etc..

In 1934 a second set of prints was published by Faber in an edition of 300. This set included a selection of prints produced between 1928 and 1933.

Eric Gill wrote the preface to both of these editions.

There are 2 articles on Eric Gill:

Eric Gill 1882-1940 - by British Printmakers 1855-1955 Garton & Co and Scolar Press (21 May 2003)
First Nudes Eric Gill - by John Rothenstein (20 Nov 2008)