Eric Gill Homage 1 £175
A wood engraving by Washington referring to Gill – Eve. Signed by Washington in full. Block measures 18.25cm x 9.25cm plus borders. Mounted. Provenance: Arnold
Earl Marshawn Washington (born 1962) is an American printmaker, and engraver. Beginning in 1998, woodcut prints began appearing on the market; Washington claiming that the woodcuts were originals by famous artists and others were made by his great-grandfather, “Earl Mack Washington” (1862 – 1952). His grandfather had supposedly rescued the woodblocks from a fire-bombed Manhattan print shop in the 1880s. By 2004, EM Washington (b. 1962) admitted to creating the wood engraved images with such ability that the works convinced collectors and connoisseurs alike. The convincing nature of the scam has earned Earl M. Washington worldwide recognition as a wood engraver and is now collected in his own right. Many examples are forgeries in that they exist in collections with convincing signatures and dates. This collection for sale are either signed or inscribed ‘EM Washington’ – evidence that the market and recognition for Washington’s work now exists in its own right.
A wood engraving by Washington referring to Gill – Eve. Signed by Washington in full. Block measures 18.25cm x 9.25cm plus borders. Mounted. Provenance: Arnold
A wood engraving by Washington referring to Eric Gill – The Thorn in the Flesh. Block measures 10.5cm x 9.5cm plus borders. Inscribed verso. Mounted.
A wood engraving by Washington referring to Gill – Girl in the bath !. Signed by Washington in full. Block measures 13.5cm x 13cm plus
A wood engraving by Washington referring to Gill – Lovers in Tent. Signed by Washington in full. Block measures 13cm x 19cm plus borders. Mounted.
A wood engraving by Washington referring to Gill – Eve 1935. Signed by Washington in full. Block measures 12.5cm x 8cm plus borders. Mounted.
A wood engraving by Washington referring to Gill – Approaching Dawn. Signed by Washington in full. Block measures 18.5cm x 12cm plus borders. Mounted.
A wood engraving by Washington referring to Wyndham Lewis. Signed by Washington in full. Block measures 17cm x 14.5cm plus borders. Mounted.
A wood engraving by Washington referring to Wadsworth – Dazzle Ships. Signed by Washington in full. Block measures 16cm x 14.5cm plus borders. Mounted.
A wood engraving by Washington referring to Wadsworth – Dazzle Ships. Signed by Washington in full. Block measures 18.5cm x 10.5cm plus borders. Mounted.
A wood engraving by Washington referring to Wadsworth – Liverpool Shipping. Signed by Washington in full. Block measures 18cm x 14cm plus borders. Mounted.
