Self Portrait

Artist Arthur Eric Rowton Gill (Brighton, England, 1882 - 1940)

Date1927

Mediumetching on paper

ClassificationsPrints

DimensionsOverall: Height: 18 cm, Width: 12.4 cm
Frame: Height: 54.3 cm, Width: 44.5 cm

AcquisitionPurchased in 1999 with assistance from the National Fund for Acquisitions and the Friends of Aberdeen Art Gallery & Museums.

CopyrightOut of copyright - CC0

LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub

Object numberABDAG013695

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Self-Portrait

About MeEric Gill was a wood engraver, sculptor, draughtsman and typographer. He developed a style that was pure and severe, without superfluous detail. From 1907-1924 Gill lived at Ditchling in Sussex where a community of artists formed around him. Gill's Roman Catholic faith had a profound effect on his life and work and in 1917 a religious order of artists was conceived. In 1920 the members of the community formed the Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic which existed until 1989. Gill was not afraid to combine eroticism with religious content. Such work, however, has led to controversy over the moral ethics of his work.
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The style Gill developed for his engravings, sculpture, and typography (e.g. the Gill Sans font) is pure, often severe and without superfluous detail.