Pictures by Nevinson
Poster
1919 (printed), 1919 (issued)
1919 (printed), 1919 (issued)
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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
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| Title | Pictures 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. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Messrs Brown & Phillips |
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| 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 |
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| Accession number | E.3407-1920 |
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| Record created | February 25, 2003 |
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