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Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.R.A(1889-1946)Bacchus
15 December 2020, 14:00 GMT
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Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson A.R.A (1889-1946)
Bacchus (Black 133)
Drypoint and etching printed in sanguine, 1926-7, on cream Arches laid paper, a very good impression of this rare subject, signed in pencil, with full margins on three sides and a wide upper margin, a few minor repairs and defects, generally in good condition, framed
Plate 351 x 275mm. (13 7/8 x 10 3/4in.);
Sheet 473 x 378mm. (18 5/8 x 14 7/8in.)
Drypoint and etching printed in sanguine, 1926-7, on cream Arches laid paper, a very good impression of this rare subject, signed in pencil, with full margins on three sides and a wide upper margin, a few minor repairs and defects, generally in good condition, framed
Plate 351 x 275mm. (13 7/8 x 10 3/4in.);
Sheet 473 x 378mm. (18 5/8 x 14 7/8in.)
Footnotes
This unusual work stands out in Nevinson's oeuvre as the only mythological subject he produced and one of only two works executed in sanguine. The subject can be seen as a reference to the dissolute behaviour of the country's youth in the 1920s. Britain experienced a period of euphoria as the country emerged from the hardships of the First World War, which led to some paranoia in government circles that this could lead to over-indulgence and a breakdown in morals. Hence the depiction of the Roman god of wine with naked nymphs. Nevinson has kept the sharp angular forms which he used in his Futurist war images, but there is a nod to Art Deco in the use of mythological figures and application of bold colour, indicating a change in direction in his work.