£688
Auction: Design Since 1860
watercolour, signed and dated J.E. NUTTGENS/ 1979, 42.5cm x 39cm; together with SEVEN FURTHER STAINED GLASS CARTOONS BY JOSPH NUTTGENS, pencil, ink and watercolour, including a ROUNDEL, for Winchester Diocese, signed and dated 1938, 12.5cm diameter; and an EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN, signed and dated 1928, 36cm x 25.5cm
Note: Born in Aachen, Germany in 1892, Nuttgens moved to London with his family in 1895 when he was just 3 years old. He studied at the Central School of Arts & Crafts under Christopher Whall from whom he learnt the tenets of the Arts & Crafts designer and was influenced by the philosophy and style of Edward Burne-Jones and William Morris. He became head of stained glass at the Royal College of Art, although he was interred during the First World War because of his German birth. Subsequently, he worked for other studios including James Powell & Sons before setting up his own studio at Piggotts Hill near High Wycombe. Nuttgens was an important influence on other stained glass makers including John Piper and Patrick Reyntiens, whose partnership began in his studio.