14-1/2 x 10-5/8 in.
dated in pencil, lower right: 7.5.'28
Blanche Stillson Fund
Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Purchased by the Indianapolis Museum of Art in 1987
Gill's drawings were as precise as his typography. His figure drawings, often modeled by his family members, do not often appear in his work until 1926, when Gill was 44.
"Drawing from life properly comes late in life rather than early for the training of the imagination is the first thing to be seen to and this is best achieved by life and experience."
-Eric Gill
Exhibition Name
Venue
Dates
Indianapolis Museum of Art
February 16, 2008 - July 13, 2008
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