Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson. 1889-1948.
All works are signed in pencil. Condition is excellent; defects are noted.
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Making the Engine. 1917. Lithograph. Leicester 27. 15 7/8 x 12 (sheet 19 7/8 x 15 5/8). Edition 200, #35. Printed on white wove paper. Unobtrusive printing crease in the top center margin, extending into the image. Excellent impression and condition. Signed in pencil. $18,000.
One of a set of 65 lithographs entitled "Making Aircraft" as part of the series, The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals. Illustrated: Ingleby, Black, Cohen and Cooke, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Twentieth Century Imperial War Museum exhibition catalogue, 1999, page 115. $18,000.
On the Roof Garden. 1919. Mezzotint. L 53, G32. 8 1/4 x 4 5/8 (sheet 13 15/16 x 11 1/16). Edition 50. New York set. A richly inked impression printed on "F J Head" watermarked paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Nevinson made only 6 mezzotints. A superb impression of this rare print. Nevinson captures the essential spirit of the flapper. $9,500.
Venice Night. Drypoint. G 94. 5 1/2 x 7 1/8 (7 9/16 x 9 7/8). A fine, tonal impression on pale cream laid paper. Signed in pencil. Nevinson's foreshortened perspective of the mooring poles at the Salute in Venice is highly innovative. $2,500.
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