Eve
Wood Engraving
1926 (printed)
1926 (printed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Eric Gill (1882-1940) was a sculptor, engraver and typeface designer. Initially he was interested in wood engraving as a medium for experimenting with alphabet and letter design, but he soon realised the broader possibilities it presented for illustration. He engraved many illustrations of religious and erotic subjects, often fusing the two, as in this provocative image of Eve.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Eve (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | wood-engraving, coloured by hand |
| Brief description | Eric Gill. 'Eve.' 1926. |
| Physical description | Wood-engraving |
| Dimensions |
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| Production type | Artist's proof |
| Copy number | Inscribed Ed. 50. |
| Marks and inscriptions |
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| Credit line | Given by Mrs Mary Gill, widow of the artist |
| Production | Illustrated in Engravings of Eric Gill by Douglas Cleverdon, Bristol, 1929. plate 89 |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | The Bible: Genesis |
| Summary | Eric Gill (1882-1940) was a sculptor, engraver and typeface designer. Initially he was interested in wood engraving as a medium for experimenting with alphabet and letter design, but he soon realised the broader possibilities it presented for illustration. He engraved many illustrations of religious and erotic subjects, often fusing the two, as in this provocative image of Eve. |
| Bibliographic reference | Mr. J. F. Physick, Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1952 Volume II: The Engravings of Eric Gill, London, Her Majesty's Stationery Office, 1960. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1227-1952 |
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| Record created | December 12, 2002 |
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