Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson. 1889-1948.
All works are signed in pencil. Condition is excellent; defects are noted.
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Building Aircraft.
Banking at 4,000 Feet. 1917. Lithograph. Leicester Galleries 23. 15 7/8 x 12 3/8(sheet 20 x 15 5/8). Edition 200, #28. One of a set of 6 lithographs entitled "Building Aircraft" published by the Stationary Office 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 114; Ackley, Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914-1939, page 69. Printed on off-white wove paper. Signed and numbered in pencil. Price upon request.
Making the Engine. 1917. Lithograph. Leicester Galleries 23. 15 7/8 x 12 (sheet 19 7/8 x 15 5/8). Edition 200, #35. One of a set of 6 lithographs entitled "Building Aircraft" published by the Stationary Office 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. Printed on white wove paper. Unobtrusive printing crease in the top center margin, extending into the image; otherwise an excellent impression and condition. Signed in pencil. $15,000.
New York set.
In the summer of 1919, Nevinson visited Manhattan. On the suggestion of Frederick Keppel, he made a series of New York images.
43rd Street at Night. 1921. Mezzotint. Leicester 52, Guichard 45. 7 7/8 x 5 (sheet 11 9 1/16 x 9 1/16). New York set. Illustrated: Ingleby, Black, Cohen and Cooke, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Twentieth Century Imperial War Museum exhibition catalogue, 1999, page 141. A richly inked impression printed cream laid paper, with full margins. Nevinson made only 6 mezzotints. A superb impression of this rare print. Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
From the Ferry. c. 1919. Drypoint. Leicester Galleries 50. 7 3/8 x 4 7/8 (sheet 11 1/4 x 8 3/8). New York set. Printed on cream laid paper with wide margins, and a deckle edge on one side. Signed in pencil. $9,500.
Looking Down on Downtown. 1921. Etching and drypoint. Leicester Galleries 46, Guichard 29. 7 7/8 x 5 1/4 (sheet 11 1/2 x 9 1/2). New York set. A view looking down into Hanover Square in lower Manhattan. Illustrated: Ingleby, Black, Cohen and Cooke, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Twentieth Century Imperial War Museum exhibition catalogue, 1999, page 146. A very rich, atmospherically wiped impression on laid paper watermarked 'England'. Signed in pencil in the plate. Price upon request.
Looking Through Brooklyn Bridge. 1921. Drypoint. Leicester Galleries 41; Guichard 27. 9 1/4 x 6 7/8 (sheet 13 13/16 x 11 9/16). New York set. A Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching; Ingleby, Black, Cohen and Cooke, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Twentieth Century Imperial War Museum exhibition catalogue, 1999, page 146; Ackley, Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914-1939, page 96. A very rich, atmospherically wiped impression printed on laid paper. Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
Lower Broadway. 1919. Etching and drypoint. Leicester Galleries 47, Guichard 31. 7 7/8 x 5 1/4 (sheet 11 1/2 x 9 1/2). New York set. A view looking down into Hanover Square in lower Manhattan. Illustrated: Ingleby, Black, Cohen and Cooke, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Twentieth Century Imperial War Museum exhibition catalogue, 1999, page 146. A very rich, atmospherically wiped impression on laid paper watermarked 'England'. Signed in pencil in the plate. Price upon request.
On the Roof Garden. 1919. Mezzotint. Leicester Galleries 53, Guichard 32. 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. $8,500.
The Stock Exchange. 1921. Etching and drypoint. Leicester Galleries 51; Guichard 32. 10 1/4 x 8 3/8 (sheet 11 1/8 x 11 5/8). Edition 50. American set. Illustrated: Ingleby, Black, Cohen and Cooke, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Twentieth Century Imperial War Museum exhibition catalogue, 1999, page 146. An extremely rich impression with plate tone. Printed on cream colored laid paper watermarked "England" on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
Temples of New York. 1919. Drypoint. Leicester 44; Guichard 26. 7 3/4 x 6. Edition 50. New York set. Trinity Church facade from the back, which faces Wall Street. Illustrated: Ingleby, Black, Cohen and Cooke, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Twentieth Century Imperial War Museum exhibition catalogue, 1999, page 138. Pristine condition. A very rich impression, with burr, printed with plate tone on cream wove paper with full margins. Signed in pencil. $7,500.
Third Avenue (Under the Elevated Railroad) 1920. Drypoint. Leicester Galleries 42; Guichard 33. 7 7/8 x 6 (sheet 11 5/8 x 8 7/8) . New York set. Illustrated: Ackley, Thythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914-1939, page 97. Pristine condition. A rich impression, printed with plate tone on cream laid paper with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
Two A.M. (Metropolis). also called 3 A.M. - A Corner by Madison Square at Night. 1921. Drypoint. Leicester Galleries 45; Guichard 30. 9 7/8 x 6 7/8 (sheet 18 5/16 x 11 1/2). American set. Illustrated: Ingleby, Black, Cohen and Cooke, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Twentieth Century Imperial War Museum exhibition catalogue, 1999, page 140. Pristine condition. A very rich, tonal impression. Printed on cream laid paper, on the full sheet with deckle edges. Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
Under Brooklyn Bridge 1921. Drypoint. Leicester Galleries 40; Guichard 27. 7 x 5 (sheet 11 3/8 x 9) . New York set. Illustrated: Salaman, Modern Masters of Etching;Ingleby, Black, Cohen and Cooke, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Twentieth Century Imperial War Museum exhibition catalogue, 1999, page 139. Pristine condition. A very rich impression, printed with plate tone on cream laid paper with deckleedges. Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
Individual Images.
From an Office Window. 1918. Mezzotint. Leicester Galleries 76. 9 15/16 x 6 15/16 (sheet 11 9/16 x 9). Illustrated: Ingleby, Black, Cohen and Cooke, C.R.W. Nevinson: The Twentieth Century Imperial War Museum exhibition catalogue, 1999, page 125; Ackley, Rhythms of Modern Life: British Prints 1914-1939, page 100. A richly inked impression printed cream laid paper, with full margins. Nevinson made only 6 mezzotints. A superb impression of this rare print. Signed in pencil. Price upon request.
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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