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Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.R.A(1889-1946)Banking at 4,000 Feet
15 December 2020, 14:00 GMT
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Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.R.A (1889-1946)
Banking at 4,000 Feet (Black 20)
Lithograph, 1917, on laid paper, signed, dated and numbered 65 in pencil, from the edition of 200, published by the Stationery Office, London, as part of the series Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft, with wide margins, in good condition, framed
Image 402 x 315mm. (16 x 12 3/8in.);
Sheet 510 x 398mm. (20 1/8 x 15 5/8in.)
Lithograph, 1917, on laid paper, signed, dated and numbered 65 in pencil, from the edition of 200, published by the Stationery Office, London, as part of the series Britain's Efforts and Ideals: Making Aircraft, with wide margins, in good condition, framed
Image 402 x 315mm. (16 x 12 3/8in.);
Sheet 510 x 398mm. (20 1/8 x 15 5/8in.)
Footnotes
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson was one of the great printmakers of the early twentieth century and was held in high esteem as a chronicler of modern warfare and creator of modern urban landscapes. His mastery of techniques such as drypoint, etching, lithography and mezzotint, combined with an acute eye for detail and feeling for composition, enabled him to produce images which displayed great technical skill, whilst evoking a strong sense of place and emotion. His prints were often produced in conjunction with his paintings, allowing him to depict the subject from a different perspective.
This collection is a cross-section spanning his printmaking career, from dramatic images produced to promote the war effort, to the quiet simplicity of his etchings of the rural British landscape and urban views of Paris, London and New York.
Nevinson became an official war artist in 1917 and was commissioned by the Ministry of Information to create six lithographs on the theme of Building Aircraft to be included in the propaganda series The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals. In Banking at 4,000 feet, Nevinson uses variations in tone and steep diagonals to convey the drama and exhilaration of flight and invites the viewer to share the experience of being in the air by placing them in the cockpit.