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Sculptor, Stone sculptor, Engraver, Elfenbeinschnitzer, copperplate engraver, Illustrator, Wood cutter, b. 1882 - d. 1940
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soldSep. 24, 2023Eric Gill (1882-1940) A pair of female nude engravings from Twenty Five nudes published by J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd 1938. Approx frame size 21 x 17 inches.
Est: £30 - £50Eric Gill (1882-1940) A pair of female nude engravings from Twenty Five nudes published by J.M.Dent & Sons Ltd 1938. Approx frame size 21 x 17 inches.
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soldSep. 12, 2023Eric Gill ARA ROI, Standing female nude
Est: £1,000 - £2,000Eric Gill ARA ROI, British 1882-1941 - Standing female nude; pencil on paper, signed lower right 'Eric G', 26.1 x 20 cm Provenance: Piccadilly Gallery, London; Belgrave Gallery, London; FCR Gallery, London (according to the labels affixed to the reverse)
Roseberys
soldSep. 12, 2023Eric Gill ARA ROI, Mother & child
Est: £1,000 - £2,000Eric Gill ARA ROI, British 1882-1940 - Mother & child; pencil on paper, 15.4 x 8 cm Provenance: The Piccadilly Gallery, London; FCR Gallery, London (according to the labels attached to the reverse); Belgrave Gallery, London; private collection
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soldAug. 16, 2023Gill (Eric, 1882-1940). St. Bernadette, circa 1926
Est: £150 - £200Gill (Eric, 1882-1940). St. Bernadette, circa 1926 * Gill (Eric, 1882-1940). St. Bernadette, circa 1926, wood engraving, Cleverdon edition 1929, image size 10.5 x 8 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/8 ins), sheet size 16.5 x 14.6 cm (6 1/2 x 5 3/4 ins), mounted, together with: Parker (Agnes Miller, 1895-1980). Mayor of Casterbridge, circa 1964, two wood engravings, one showing a well dressed man and woman walking together through woods, the other showing a well dressed young lady peering around curtains, produced for The Mayor of Casterbridge, New York: Limited Editions Club, 1964, both signed in pencil to lower margin, image sizes 15.8 x 9.2 cm (6 1/4 x 3 5/8 ins), sheet sizes 24.4 x 16.4 cm (9 5/8 x 6 1/2 ins), mounted QTY: (3)
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soldJul. 20, 2023Manner of Eric Gill (1882-1840). Female Nude, carved stone
Est: £300 - £500Manner of Eric Gill (1882-1840). Female Nude, carved stone * Manner of Eric Gill (1882-1840). Female Nude, carved Portland stone, height 105 cm (41 1/4 ins), width 27 cm (10 1/2 ins), depth 26 cm (10 1/4 ins) QTY: (1)
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soldJul. 20, 2023After Eric Gill (1882-1942). Alphabet (raised font), plaster copy
Est: £1,000 - £1,500After Eric Gill (1882-1942). Alphabet (raised font), plaster copy * After Eric Gill (1882-1942). Alphabet in relief, circa 1927, a plaster cast copy after the alphabet carved in relief by Eric Gill in large capital letters, monogrammed to lower right 'EG 27', a few minor marks to surface, 53.5 x 54.5 cm (21 x 21 1/2 ins) QTY: (1)
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soldJul. 20, 2023After Eric Gill (1882-1942). Alphabet Trogen Alph, plaster copy, 1928
Est: £1,000 - £1,500After Eric Gill (1882-1942). Alphabet Trogen Alph, plaster copy, 1928 * Attributed to the Workshop of Eric Gill (1882-1940). Roman Alphabet. A plaster cast plaque of a Roman alphabet from the Trajan Column in Rome, circa 1919, plaster cast copy after a version thought to have been executed by the workshop of Eric Gill, inscribed to verso 'Trogen Alph T.C', some marks to edges, 58.5 x 57.5 cm (23 x 22 3/4 ins) QTY: (1) NOTE: According to information supplied to the current owner by Ewan Clayton, calligrapher and author of The Golden Thread: the story of writing (2013). "This plaster cast contains a full set of Roman Capitals as they appear on Trajan's Column in Rome. Note that there is no J, K, W or Z on the column's inscription, and they are lacking here also." "The back of this panel has a roughly painted note on it that reads 'TROGEN ALPH T.C'. The looped R and G with straight descender are reminiscent of Eric Gill's hand and the deliberate misspelling of Trajan sounds like the kind of 'in joke' or pun that Gill enjoyed making i.e. this is the alphabet that had got inside the 'city' and would eventually lead to the fall of the old Victorian order of lettering. If this plaque does originate from Gill's studio then its use could have included the instruction of apprentices, but more likely it would have been used in the classes he taught in masonry and sign writing at the Central School of Arts and Crafts (1906-1910) and The Paddington Institute (1905-1910). It is light, compact and portable. It could also have been useful for the detailed study he made of the inscription prior to drawing up an alphabet based upon the Trajan Column for Edward Johnston's portfolio 'Manuscript and Inscriptional Letters' issued by John Hogg in 1909. Some of Gill's inscriptional work for this portfolio could be obtained in plaster cast form from C. Smith and Sons, Kentish Town." A similar version is held in the Victoria and Albert Museum under: object no. REPRO.6036.
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soldJul. 20, 2023After Eric Gill (1882-1942). Alphabet and Numerals, 1909, a plaster copy
Est: £2,000 - £3,000After Eric Gill (1882-1942). Alphabet and Numerals, 1909, a plaster copy * After Eric Gill (1882-1942). Alphabet and Numerals, 1909, a plaster copy after the original Hoptonwood stone panel with two alphabet and set of numerals, signed 'AERG 09' lower right, carved by Gill in 1909 in collaboration with Edward Johnston, cast in plaster by C. Smith & Sons., Kentish Town, in 1928, 'circ. 1928. 13/35' in black in to lower right, original typewritten label to lower left with title and 'The original cut in marble by Eric Gill is the property of the Brighton Municipal School of Art. Lent by the Victoria and Albert Museum. Circ. 1928-13.', some hairline cracks, 32 x 57 cm (12 1/2 x 22 1/2 ins), inset to original black painted wood frame, rubbed and marked, remains of Victoria and Albert Museum Circulations Collection label to verso, (39 x 61 cm) QTY: (1)
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soldJul. 20, 2023Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Piscina, from the Chapel of St. Joseph and St. Dominic, Ditchling, 1921
Est: £8,000 - £12,000Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Piscina, from the Chapel of St. Joseph and St. Dominic, Ditchling, 1921 * Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Piscina, from the Chapel of St. Joseph and St. Dominic, Ditchling, 1921, Hornton stone in three sections, carved by Eric Gill in February 1921, overall height 57.2 cm (19 3/4 ins), width 22.8 cm (9ins), depth 30.5 cm (12 ins) QTY: (3) NOTE: Provenance: Removed from the Chapel of St Joseph and St Dominic, Ditchling prior to demolition, circa 1989; Gillian Jason Gallery. Exhibited: The Fine Art Society, London, Carving in Britain from 1910 to Now, November 2012-January 2013 (where ascribed Workshop of Gill). Eric Gill's diary for February 24th 1921 records: 'Work on Piscina and shelf for the chapel all day', as well as numerous other entries relating to his work on the chapel at this time. Hove Museum and Art Gallery, Eric Gill and the Guild of St. Joseph and St. Dominic25 November 1990- 17 February 1991: ' 'Work on the chapel and on Gill's own workshop continue through the winter months.... The main carved decoration in the chapel were the two stone panels set into the east wall, a Madonna and Child by Shute (now in the collection of Hove Museum and Art Gallery), and a St. Joseph by Joseph Cribb (now in the Catholic chapel at Northian, East Sussex). Much of the rest of the stone cutting fell to Gill himself and his diary shows him racing to keep pace with the builder, cutting stone shelves, the piscina, then the capitals day by day as the building nears completion. On Saturday 5 March, the Guild said compline in the chapel for the first time, and on the 8th the first Mass was celebrated.' This Piscina was set into the right-hand wall of the chapel at Ditchling near the altar. It was used during the Guild services in the chapel. There was also a holy water stoup opposite in the left-hand wall. Both were removed when the Guild disbanded in 1989.
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soldJul. 20, 2023Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Four Cushion Capitals, carved Hoptonwood stone, circa 1921
Est: £20,000 - £40,000Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Four Cushion Capitals, carved Hoptonwood stone, circa 1921 * Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Four Cushion Capitals, from the Chapel of St. Joseph and St. Dominic, Ditchling, 1921, carved Hoptonwood stone, each carved by Gill in a variety of foliate and other patterns, height 8cm (3 1/8 ins), width 40 cm (15 3/4 ins) QTY: (4) NOTE: Provenance: From the Chapel of St. Joseph and St. Dominic, Ditchling; Gillian Jason Gallery, circa 1989. Exhibited: Gillian Jason Gallery, The Lost Idyll: Sculpture and Carving by the Members of the Guild of St. Joseph and St. Dominic at Ditchling Sussex, 1913-1924, September-October 1989 (where three capitals were attributed to Joseph Cribb). Fine Art Society, Carving in Britain from 1910 to Now, November 2012-January 2013 (where attributed to Workshop of Gill). Eric Gill's diary for February 28th 1921 records: 'Carving Cap. in chapel before b'fast', amongst numerous other entries relating to his work on the chapel at this time. In Eric Gill and the Guild of St. Joseph and St. Dominic, Hove Museum and Art Gallery, 25 November 1990-17 February 1991 (and elsewhere) page 30: 'Work on the chapel and on Gill's own workshop continue through the winter months...The main carved decoration in the chapel were the two stone panels set into the east wall, a Madonna and child by Chute (now in the collection of Hove Museum and Art Gallery), and a St Joseph by Joseph Cribb (now in the Catholic chapel at Northiam, East Sussex). Much of the rest of the stone cutting fell to Gill himself, and his diary shows him racing to keep pace with the builder, cutting stone shelves, the piscina, then the capitals day by day as the building neared completion. On Saturday 5 March, the Guild said compline in the chapel for the first time, and on the 8th the first Mass was celebrated.'
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soldJul. 20, 2023After Eric Gill (1882-1942). Alphabet, plaster
Est: £600 - £800After Eric Gill (1882-1942). Alphabet, plaster * After Eric Gill (1882-1942). Alphabet, circa 1919, a plaster cast copy after the alphabet carved by Eric Gill in large capital letters A-Y followed by '& Z', monogrammed to lower right 'EG', some cracks with repairs to verso, a few minor marks to surface, 51.3 x 54.2 cm (20 1/4 x 21 3/8 ins) QTY: (1)
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soldJul. 20, 2023Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Portrait of Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, 1930, pencil on paper, signed
Est: £2,000 - £3,000Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Portrait of Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, 1930, pencil on paper, signed * Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Portrait of Frau Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche, 8th July 1930, fine pencil portrait, on paper with watermark of a seated nude and initials MK below, signed 'Eric G' and dated '8.7.30', 48 x 33 cm (19 x 13 ins), framed and glazed (68 x 53 cm) QTY: (1) NOTE: Provenance: Private Collection, U.S.A. An important portrait of Elisabeth Förster-Nietzsche (18461935), writer, sister and biographer of the philosopher Friedrich Nietzsche. Gill noted in his diary for 8th July 1930: "To Frau Nietzsche's at 5.00 and drew her portrait till 7.00". Fiona McCarthy writes in her biography of Gill (1989), page 237: "This was the summer of 1930, the year he went to stay at Weimar with Count Kessler. Here he met Maillol, by then an old, gnarled man of seventy. The re-encounter was amiable, but much hampered by the language problem. (Gill had not learned much French). In the course of the visit, Gill drew the portraits of Kessler, Maillol and Nietzsche's sister Frau Forster-Nietzsche."
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soldJul. 20, 2023Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Title page, Henry's Doubts, and one other, for King Henry VIII, 1937
Est: £200 - £300Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Title page, Henry's Doubts, and one other, for King Henry VIII, 1937 * Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Title page, Henry's Doubts, and one other..., from King Henry VIII, 1937, 3 wood engravings on thin pale cream wove paper, each signed and numbered 9/10, 2/10, and 2/10 respectively, 345 x 235 mm, window-mounted QTY: (3) NOTE: Physick 925-7. Gill made six wood engravings to illustrate Shakespeare's King Henry VIII which were published by the Limited Editions Club in 1939 in an edition of 1950 copies. The present works are from the separate edition of only ten impressions, each of which is numbered and signed by the artist.
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soldJul. 17, 2023Eric Gill ARA (British, 1882-1940) Troilus & Criseyde Graphite Study, 1927
Est: $200 - $400TROILUS And CRISEYDE, CHAUCER. Original graphite study by Eric Gill for Troilus and Criseyde, 1927. Attached label on reverse reads: ORIGINAL DRAWING BY ERIC GILL FROM THE GILL FAMILY COLLECTION. Framed under glass. Dimensions: framed: 7 3/8 in. x 5 1/2 in., sight: 3 1/2 in. x 2 3/8 in. Condition: good original framed estate condition. Provenance: acquired from the Gill Family Estate (view label attached to back).
Kensington Estate Auctions
soldJul. 11, 2023ERIC GILL (BRITISH 1882-1940), STUDY OF TWO FEMALE NUDES
Est: £1,500 - £2,500ERIC GILL (BRITISH 1882-1940)STUDY OF TWO FEMALE NUDES Pencil, watercolour and crayon Signed and dated 29.4.32 (lower right)24 x 25.5cm (9¼ x 10 in.)Provenance:Sale, possibly Christie's, London, 17 October 1974, lot 1[]The Piccadilly Gallery, London Private Collection, Mr & Mrs C. Corman, purchased from the above in January 1987
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soldJun. 22, 2023GILL, ERIC. 1882-1940. Engravings, 1928-1933. London: Faber & Faber Ltd. 1934.
Est: $1,000 - $1,500GILL, ERIC. 1882-1940. Engravings, 1928-1933. London: Faber & Faber Ltd. 1934. Folio. 105 engraved illustrations, each printed on the verso of a bifolium leaf. Publisher's green cloth gilt, printed dust jacket, green card slipcase, edges uncut. Slipcase separating, with stains and sun fading, jacket browned to spine, with some foxing, scattered foxing and browning to edges. Provenance: From the distinguished collection of Delmer and Mary Lou Daves. LIMTIED EDITION, of a series of 400 unnumbered copies.
Bonhams
soldJun. 15, 2023Gill (Eric, 1882-1940). St. Bernadette, circa 1926
Est: £100 - £150* Gill (Eric, 1882-1940). St. Bernadette, circa 1926, wood engraving, Cleverdon edition 1929, image size 10.5 x 8 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/8 ins), sheet size 16.5 x 14.6 cm (6 1/2 x 5 3/4 ins), mounted QTY: (1)
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soldApr. 25, 2023Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940)
Est: £400 - £600Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940) Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940) 'In Domum Matris Meae', 1930 wood engraving, inscribed 'R.H from EG', l.r., in pencil image 14.5 x 6.7cm RH was René Hague, Gill's partner in Hague & Gill and husband of his daughter Joanna. The engraving was made to illustrate the Cranach Press Canticum Canticorum. Christopher Skelton in 'The Engravings of Eric Gill' says, 'In 1925 'The Song of Songs' provided the ideal theme wherein the engraver's religious and erotic impulses could each reinforce the other. Certainly no other subject inspired him to this degree until he engraved the still finer wood-blocks for the Cranach Press Canticum Canticorum'. Condition Report: Framed 36.5 x 27cm There is dirt to the mount, and a small crease to the top left corner with a small scuff at the edge of the printed area in the same area, please see images. Not viewed out of glazed frame, the print is framed with an acidic mount.
Sworders
soldApr. 25, 2023Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940)
Est: £400 - £600Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940) Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940) 'The Taking of Toll' signed with initials and dated '1915' in pencil l.r., pen and ink and gold paint, squared for transfer 13.5 x 10.5cm Provenance: With the Goupil Gallery London, 1926; Sir Edward and Prudence Maufe. Condition Report: Framed size 29 x 25cm Not viewed out of glazed frame. Paper is brown/orange colour in tone overall. No obvious condition issues visible.
Sworders
soldApr. 25, 2023Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940)
Est: £3,000 - £5,000Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940) Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940) Portrait of Mrs A T Gill - the artist's mother signed and dated 'Eric G/ Dec. 2. 24' l.r., inscribed 'Mrs A. T. Gill' l.l., pencil 31 x 20cm Provenance: With the Piccadilly Gallery, London, 1989 (purchased by Simon Ward). Condition Report: Framed size 50 x 41cm Not viewed out of glazed frame. Paper is a light grey colour. Some light handling creases. A few tiny spots of foxing. A mark on paper on sitter's hair. Please contact dept for detailed images.
Sworders
soldApr. 25, 2023Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940)
Est: £2,000 - £3,000Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940) Eric Gill ARA (1882-1940) Jerusalem signed with initials, inscribed and dated '1934', pencil 27 x 24cm Condition Report: Framed size 57.5 x 44.5cm Not viewed out of glazed frame. Paper stained light brown at edges of mount. A few tiny spots of foxing elsewhere.
Sworders
soldMar. 16, 2023Eric Gill (1882-1940) The Engravings of Eric Gill
Est: £100 - £150Eric Gill (1882-1940) The Engravings of Eric Gill The catalogue raisonné, 1983, from the edition of 1350, published by Christopher Skelton, Wellingborough, on wove paper, bound in original black cloth boards with cream cloth spine and matching slipcase, overall 350 x 280mm (13 3/4 x 11in)
Forum Auctions - UK
soldMar. 08, 2023Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Title page, Henry's Doubts, and one other, for King Henry VIII, 1937
Est: £300 - £500Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Title page, Henry's Doubts, and one other, for King Henry VIII, 1937 * Gill (Eric, 1882-1942). Title page, Henry's Doubts, and one other..., from King Henry VIII, 1937, 3 wood engravings on thin pale cream wove paper, each signed and numbered 9/10, 2/10, and 2/10 respectively, 345 x 235 mm, window-mounted QTY: (3) NOTE: Physick 925-7. Gill made six wood engravings to illustrate Shakespeare's King Henry VIII which were published by the Limited Editions Club in 1939 in an edition of 1950 copies. The present works are from the separate edition of only ten impressions, each of which is numbered and signed by the artist.
Dominic Winter Auctions
soldMar. 08, 2023Gill (Eric, 1882-1940). Ecce Tu Pulchra Es (from Canticum Canticorum), 1929
Est: £200 - £300Gill (Eric, 1882-1940). Ecce Tu Pulchra Es (from Canticum Canticorum), 1929 * Gill (Eric, 1882-1940). Ecce Tu Pulchra Es (from Canticum Canticorum), 1929, copper engraving on thin laid paper, first state, signed in pencil to lower right, numbered 5/7, plate size 14.4 x 6.6 cm (5 5/8 x 2 1/2 ins), sheet size 17.4 x 10 cm (6 7/8 x 4 ins), framed and glazed 37 x 26.5 cm, 1st state inscribed to sheet verso. QTY: (1) NOTE: Physick 614.
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