Eric Gill
Divine Lovers, I

ArtistBritish, 1882–1940
CultureBritish
Titles
  • Divine Lovers, I
  • Embrace
Date1922
MediumWood engraving on laid paper
DimensionsBlock: 3 1/2 × 3 in. (8.9 × 7.6 cm)
Sheet (at opening): 4 × 3 3/8 in. (10.2 × 8.6 cm)
Credit LineBequest of Edward B. Mayo
Object number2019.672
Not on view

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Provenance Research Ongoing Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Recto: Inscribed in graphite, below image, left bottom edge: [illegible]
Verso [of frame]: Inscribed in black marker on bright orange sticker, at lower left: 195
Verso [of frame]: Inscribed in graphite, lower left: E. Mayo [underlined, cursive]
Verso [of frame]: Printed in black font on gray sticker, at lower left: GALLERY JAMES BUTE COMPANY HOUSTON, TEXAS
Verso [of frame]: Inscribed in graphite, at lower right: 1959
Recto: Signed in graphite, below image, right bottom edge: ERic Gill [print and cursive]

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