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2 Catalogue Notes All prints using the intaglio processes of drypoint, etching, aquatint etc. are unique because of the inking and wiping of the individual copper plates prior to printing, thus there are variations in the impressions. The lithographic process offers a more consistent print with little or no variation. We have endeavoured to illustrate a faithful reproduction of every print. However, some of the prints are extremely rare and photographs have been acquired from many sources, thus there is an inevitable inconsistency in the quality of illustrations. There are no known records of the edition sizes of many of Nevinson's prints. Unlike Building Aircraft, his contribution to the series The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals of which there are 200 signed examples, Nevinson's first eleven drypoints of the war were printed in only very small unrecorded editions, with the exception of Returning to the Trenches which was included in a special bound volume of Modern War Paintings by CRW Nevinson in an edition of 75. His only two woodcuts, Ramming Home a Heavy Shell and M. T. or Motor Transport, were each limited to only 12 impressions – all of which were signed by the artist in pencil. The catalogue raisonné CRW Nevinson – The Complete Prints by Jonathan Black records all the editions where known. However, our impression of Blackfriars is from a signed and numbered edition of 60; the only other impression to have come up for sale was in 1989 and although signed, no edition was recorded in the catalogue at the time. This would perhaps confirm our suspicion from prior experience, that the artist would often state an edition size which was considerably in excess of the number actually printed. The edition sizes for the drypoints were probably no more than twenty. All the prints for sale are in good condition and we would be pleased to send you a condition report and additional photographs if required. All sizes shown are height before width and are of the image size in centi- metre; the sizes in inches are to the nearest ¼. First published in 2014 by Osborne Samuel Ltd www.osbornesamuel.com ISBN: 978-0-9574601-9-5 All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system or transmitted in any form or by any means, electrical, mechanical or otherwise, without first seeking the permission of the copyright owners and the publishers. All images in this catalogue are protected by copyright and should not be reproduced without permission of the copyright holder. Details of the copyright holder to be obtained from Osborne Samuel. © 2014 Osborne Samuel Ltd Catalogue design and production: Footprint Innovations Ltd - printed in the UK Cover: Returning to the Trenches, 1916 Drypoint Signed and dated lower right from the edition of 75 Ref: Black 9 15.2 x 20.4 cm (6 x 8 in)

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