GILL, Eric
 
Standing Nude; original drawing in graphite pencil and sanguine crayon on paper, 1926.
 
Description
 
Original drawing of a standing nude, in graphite pencil and sanguine crayon to paper.
Inscribed by Gill, 4.6.26 to bottom right.
Artist’s pinholes to upper left and upper right, minor spot to the paper, otherwise in very good condition throughout.
Framed and glazed with UV resistant art glass.
Throughout his career, Eric Gill moved in influential circles alongside prominent contemporaries such as the sculptor Jacob Epstein, the painter and critic Roger Fry, and the artist and poet David Jones, who was a member of Gill’s religious craft community at Ditchling. His work also drew profound influence from medieval ecclesiastical statuary—specifically the 12th-century Chichester Reliefs—as well as the spiritual-erotic theories of philosopher Ananda Coomaraswamy. His work adorns some of the nation's most notable public buildings, including Westminster Cathedral and Broadcasting House.
Image, 26.4x13.7cm; external, 43.2x33.2cm.