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Lot 111 ‘I first saw the Grosvenor School works nearly 40 years ago and was immediately attracted to their energy, movement, optimism; but above all to their fascination with the speed of modern life.’ The Australian Collector.
This exceptional Private Collection of linocuts illustrates the very essence of the Grosvenor School. The School, founded in the mid 1920’s by Claude Flight, worked exclusively with the innovative medium of linocut, carving out rhythmic and often hypnotic Vorticist compositions, illustrating the movement and power of the new Post War Machine Age. Such dynamism spoke to an international sentiment amongst the artists, which pertains to this day in the global appeal of these works. The block printing technique, first used by the German Expressionists in the early twentieth century, allowed Flight and his students to create strong lines with bold colours to illustrate the speed and movement of everyday life from London commuters (lot 111) to Hockey players (lot 115). Their work captures the spirit of the rapidly changing world of the 1920’s and 1930’s.
This exceptional Private Collection of linocuts illustrates the very essence of the Grosvenor School. The School, founded in the mid 1920’s by Claude Flight, worked exclusively with the innovative medium of linocut, carving out rhythmic and often hypnotic Vorticist compositions, illustrating the movement and power of the new Post War Machine Age. Such dynamism spoke to an international sentiment amongst the artists, which pertains to this day in the global appeal of these works. The block printing technique, first used by the German Expressionists in the early twentieth century, allowed Flight and his students to create strong lines with bold colours to illustrate the speed and movement of everyday life from London commuters (lot 111) to Hockey players (lot 115). Their work captures the spirit of the rapidly changing world of the 1920’s and 1930’s.
Cyril Power (1872-1951)
The Sunshine Roof
Closed4 December 2014
Price Realised
GBP 56,250