ERIC GILL (BRITISH 1882–1940)
DESIGN FOR SCULPTURE: ACROBAT II, 1915
Estimate: £3,000 - £5,000
Auction: 15 JANUARY 2025 FROM 10:00 GMT
Description
signed, dated July 1915 and inscribed Raffalovich Acrobat II, pencil on paper, squared for transfer
Dimensions
26.5cm x 31.5cm (10 ½in x 12 3/8in)
Provenance
Walter Shewring, from whom acquired by Sandra Lummis Fine Art, London;
Acquired from the above by Bernard Kelly, 1989.
Footnote
Exhibited:
Barbican Art Gallery, London, Eric Gill: Sculpture, 11 November 1992 - 7 February 1993 and then touring, cat. 27.
Literature:
Shewring, Walter (ed.), Letters of Eric Gill, London, 1947, letter 53 to Andre Raffalovich, 24.XI.15