Eric Gill, R.E. 1882-1940.
Skaters. 1926. Engraving on copper. Physick 368.ii. 4 3/8 x 4 1/4 (sheet 13 1/16 x 9 7/8). This is the second state of the engraving, as indicated by the ballet skirts worn by each skater. (In the first state, the skaters were completely nude.) Skaters was based upon a photograph in the 'Daily Mirror' of two men skating. As published in Engravings by Eric Gill Douglas Cleverdon, Birmingham, England, 1929. Printed on the full sheet of cream wove paper. Unsigned. $275.
Another unsigned proof printed on Japanese mulberry paper. 4 1/4 x 4 1/2 (sheet 6 13/16 x 6 1/4). $250.
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