Eric Gill
Eric Gill, The Harem, 1925, 1925
Woodcut
32.2 x 25.4 cm
99690
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Original wood engraving, 1925, on smooth cream wove paper, signed and numbered in pencil, sheet, 32.2 x 25.4 cm The Harem was one of the original wood engravings designed by...
Original wood engraving, 1925, on smooth cream wove paper, signed and numbered in pencil, sheet, 32.2 x 25.4 cm
The Harem was one of the original wood engravings designed by Eric Gill as illustrations for the Golden Cockerell Press edition of The Song of Songs, published in 1925. This overtly erotic engraving is one of the best known designs from this important series of prints, displaying every aspect of the striking yet graceful individual style for which Eric Gill is famed.
The Harem was one of the original wood engravings designed by Eric Gill as illustrations for the Golden Cockerell Press edition of The Song of Songs, published in 1925. This overtly erotic engraving is one of the best known designs from this important series of prints, displaying every aspect of the striking yet graceful individual style for which Eric Gill is famed.
