Eric Gill (1882-1940)
Autumn Midnight
signed 'Eric G' (lower right) and inscribed 'Autumn Midnight' (lower left)
black ink, heightened with white
5½ x 4 in. (14 x 10.2 cm.)
Eric Gill (1882-1940)
Autumn Midnight
signed 'Eric G' (lower right) and inscribed 'Autumn Midnight' (lower left)
black ink, heightened with white
5½ x 4 in. (14 x 10.2 cm.)
Christopher Powney.
with Piccadilly Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner, April 1972.
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Specialist note
The present work is the original design for the wood engraving used as the frontispiece for Autumn Midnight by Frances Cornford published by The Poetry Bookshop, London, in 1923.