Description: The Reeve's TaleWood Engravingby Eric Gill1928 Signed in pencil "Eric G" below the engraving, and numbered 7 of 10. Printed on handmade paper with discoloration along edges and a spot of foxing. The Golden Cockerel Press published an edition of Chaucer's collection of lyric narratives, The Canterbury Tales, featuring wood engravings by Eric Gill (1882-1940); Gill designed initial capitals to begin each tale, and borders fill the work throughout. This is the engraving for the Reeve's Tale. Engraving: approx 5 x 8 inches. Eric Gill (1882-1940). Gill was a wood engraver, sculptor, typographer and draughtsman, and is regarded as one of the most important English artist-craftsmen of the 20th century. He tried to revive a medieval religious attitude towards art, believing in social reform and in integration between craftsmanship and industry, art and religion. He was a prolific book-illustrator, and the cleanness and simplicity of his woodcuts and lettering in works such as his editions of Chaucer and the Gospels were very influential in the renaissance in English illustrated books. In 1989 Fiona MacCarthy’s biography of Gill made public details from his diaries which record his sexual abuse of his daughters, since then his reputation has been re-examined and he has become a controversial figure in British art.
Price: 400 USD
Location: South Hadley, Massachusetts
End Time: 2024-10-04T21:12:24.000Z
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Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Artist: Eric Gill
Type: Print
Year of Production: 1934
Features: Numbered
Production Technique: Wood Engraving
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
