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Pictures by Nevinson

Poster
1919 (printed), 1919 (issued)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

This is a poster for an exhibition of pictures by Christopher Nevinson (1889-1946) held at the Leicester Galleries in London in 1919. Several of the works in the exhibition had theatrical or cabaret subjects, like that in the poster. Nevinson was an official war artist. The spotlights are a kind of parody of the searchlights that he had depicted in his war paintings. They cast Futurist-type angular shadows.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitlePictures by Nevinson (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph printed in yellow and purple
Brief description
'Pictures by Nevinson'. Colour lithograph poster printed in purple and yellow, advertising an exhibition held at the Leicester Galleries, London. By Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson, London, 1919.
Physical description
Colour lithograph poster advertising an exhibition held at the Leicester Galleries, Leicester Square, London, October-November 1919. The design shows two men with top hats and canes dancing on a spot-lit stage, printed in purple and yellow.
Dimensions
  • Height: 74.5cm
  • Width: 48.5cm
Measurements taken from: Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Style
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'PICTURES BY / NEVINSON / LEICESTER GALLERIES / LEICESTER SQ. W.C.2. / 10 TILL 6. ADMISSION 1/3 INCLUDING TAX.' (Text of design lettered in yellow.)
  • 'DAVID ALLEN & SONS, LTD., 4 LISLE ST LEICESTER SQ. W.C.2' (Lettered bottom-left corner of sheet.)
Credit line
Presented by Messrs Brown & Phillips
Subjects depicted
Summary
This is a poster for an exhibition of pictures by Christopher Nevinson (1889-1946) held at the Leicester Galleries in London in 1919. Several of the works in the exhibition had theatrical or cabaret subjects, like that in the poster. Nevinson was an official war artist. The spotlights are a kind of parody of the searchlights that he had depicted in his war paintings. They cast Futurist-type angular shadows.
Bibliographic reference
Summary Catalogue of British Posters to 1988 in the Victoria & Albert Museum in the Department of Design, Prints & Drawing. Emmett Publishing, 1990. 129 p. ISBN: 1 869934 12 1
Other number
28/B7 - V&A microfiche
Collection
Accession number
E.3407-1920

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Record createdFebruary 25, 2003
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