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Cyril Edward Power(British, 1872-1951)Trio unframed
18 December 2018, 14:00 GMT
London, New Bond StreetSold for £3,500 inc. premium
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Cyril Edward Power (British, 1872-1951)
Trio (Coppel CEP 44)
Linocut printed in light yellow-orange ochre, red, light cobalt blue and viridian, circa 1936, on buff oriental laid tissue paper, signed and titled in pencil, inscribed E.P.B. in ink and pencil, one of only a few experimental proofs recorded, with margins, the colours fresh and bright, in very good condition
Block 250 x 190mm. (9 7/8 x 7 1/2in.); Sheet 385 x 323mm. (15 1/4 x 12 6/8in.) (unframed)
Linocut printed in light yellow-orange ochre, red, light cobalt blue and viridian, circa 1936, on buff oriental laid tissue paper, signed and titled in pencil, inscribed E.P.B. in ink and pencil, one of only a few experimental proofs recorded, with margins, the colours fresh and bright, in very good condition
Block 250 x 190mm. (9 7/8 x 7 1/2in.); Sheet 385 x 323mm. (15 1/4 x 12 6/8in.) (unframed)
Footnotes
Both Power and his fellow artist and Grosvenor School co-founder, Sybil Andrews, were accomplished musicians and Power celebrates their artistic talents here by placing himself at the harpsichord, Sybil Andrews on the viola da gamba and their friend, Max Champion, on the treble recorder. The Grosvenor School artists usually produced images of anonymous figures, representative of certain types, so it is unusual for the artist to produce an image of identifiable people, including himself.
The tight composition creates an intimate atmosphere where the viewer becomes part of the audience. The strong diagonal lines and bold colours suggest the energy involved in this musical session.
Coppel notes that the edition is unknown. It appears that an edition of 60 was intended, with an impression numbered 4/60 appearing at auction in 2006, but otherwise only a few experimental proofs have been recorded.
This impression is inscribed 'EPB' (experimental proof blue), presumably in reference to the addition of the cobalt blue block in this particular proof. Coppel also lists a dark blue block which is not apparent on this impression.
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