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Lust

Print
1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Craig, Edward Gordon (artist)

'Lust' by Edward Gordon Craig. Woodcut. Black and white.

Object details

Category
Figures
Object type
Print
TitleLust (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Woodcut
Paper
Printing Ink
Woodcut
Brief description
Print 'Lust' by Edward Gordon Craig, 1909.
Physical description
'Lust' by Edward Gordon Craig. Woodcut. Black and white.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 422mm
  • Sheet width: 261mm
Production typeLimited edition
Marks and inscriptions
'1909 E G C'/ 'State. 2. 1919. Only 30 copies printed. Copy No. 11.
Gallery label
Lust
1909
Edward Gordon Craig

Craig used his 'Black Figures' to communicate his allegorical and abstract ideas wordlessly. 'Each engraving is not finished until the actor comes before the little design and says to himself, 'I see…I see what you mean,'….I think it is much better that an actor should have designs to look at, rather than that he should be annoyed by a great deal of talk.'

Woodcut
Museum no. E.126-1922
Production
Attribution note: Copy 11 of 30.
Subjects depicted
Lust
Breasts
Hair
Literary referenceHamlet by William Shakespeare
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.126-1922

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O776515/lust-print-craig-edward-gordon/
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