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Exhibition

Modern Times: British Prints, 1913–1939

November 1, 2021–January 9, 2022
Previously on view at The Met Fifth Avenue in Galleries 691–693
Free with Museum admission
All exhibitions
OverviewExhibition Objects
Speed, Claude Flight British, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Speed
Claude Flight (British, 1881–1955)
ca. 1922
Yorkshire Village, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut
Yorkshire Village
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1914
The Winch, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
The Winch
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1930
The Tube Station, Cyril E. Power British, Color linoleum cut on Japanese paper
The Tube Station
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1932
The King's Horses, William Greengrass British, Color linocut on Japanese paper
The King's Horses
William Greengrass (British, 1892–1970)
1931
Troops Resting, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, Drypoint
Troops Resting
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (British, London 1889–1946 London)
1916
Play Between 6 and 12--The Bright Hours, Edward McKnight Kauffer American, Lithograph
Play Between 6 and 12--The Bright Hours
Multiple artists/makers
1930; printed 1931
Speedway, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Speedway
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1934
Concert Hall, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Concert Hall
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1929
From Winters Gloom to Summers Joy, Edward McKnight Kauffer American, Lithograph
From Winters Gloom to Summers Joy
Multiple artists/makers
1927
The Factory, Dorothy Burroughes British, Linocut on Japanese paper
The Factory
Dorothy Burroughes (British, 1883-1963)
ca. 1925
Rush Hour, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Rush Hour
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1930
The Windmill, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
The Windmill
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1933
The New Cable, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
The New Cable
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1931
Tillers of the Soil, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Tillers of the Soil
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1934
Straphangers, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Straphangers
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1929
Bringing in the Boat, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Bringing in the Boat
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1933
The Gale, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
The Gale
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1930
In Full Cry, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
In Full Cry
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1931
Oranges, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Oranges
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1929
Sledgehammers, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Sledgehammers
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1933
Fall of the Leaf, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Fall of the Leaf
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1934
Haulers, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Haulers
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1929
Hyde Park, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Hyde Park
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1931
Racing, Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Racing
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
1934
Lord's, Oval, Andrew Power [Sybil Andrews, 1898–1992 and Cyril Power, 1872–1951] British, Lithograph
Lord's, Oval
Multiple artists/makers
1934
To Hire A Bus or Coach, Andrew Power [Sybil Andrews, 1898–1992 and Cyril Power, 1872–1951] British, Lithograph
To Hire A Bus or Coach
Multiple artists/makers
1934
Russian Ballet, David Garshen Bomberg British, Artist's book with text and six color lithographs
Russian Ballet
David Garshen Bomberg (British, Birmingham 1890–1957 London)
1919
Three Speeds, Claude Flight British, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Three Speeds
Claude Flight (British, 1881–1955)
ca. 1922
Swing-Boats, Claude Flight British, Color linoleum cut on Japanese paper
Swing-Boats
Claude Flight (British, 1881–1955)
1921
Street Singers, Claude Flight British, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Street Singers
Claude Flight (British, 1881–1955)
1925
Paris Omnibus, Claude Flight British, Linocut
Paris Omnibus
Claude Flight (British, 1881–1955)
1923
Brooklands, Claude Flight British, Linocut on Japanese paper coated with a metal-flecked glaze
Brooklands
Claude Flight (British, 1881–1955)
c. 1929
Poplar Trees and Telegraph Poles, Ursula Fookes British, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Poplar Trees and Telegraph Poles
Ursula Fookes (British, 1906–1991)
ca. 1930
Mining Town, No. 2, Ursula Fookes British, Linocut on Japanese paper
Mining Town, No. 2
Ursula Fookes (British, 1906–1991)
ca. 1932
Dublin Under Snow, Robert John Gibbings British, Wood engraving
Dublin Under Snow
Robert John Gibbings (Anglo-Irish, Cork 1889–1958 Oxford)
1918
Port, Edith Lawrence British, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Port
Edith Lawrence (British, Surrey 1890–1973)
ca. 1930
Promenade No.1, Paul Nash British, Wood engraving on Japanese paper
Promenade No.1
Paul Nash (British, Kensington 1889–1946 Hampshire)
1920
A Road, Perhaps Over a Moor, Paul Nash British, Wood engraving on decorative paper
A Road, Perhaps Over a Moor
Paul Nash (British, Kensington 1889–1946 Hampshire)
1923
Nerves of an Army, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, Drypoint
Nerves of an Army
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (British, London 1889–1946 London)
1918
Swooping Down on a Taube from The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, Lithograph
Swooping Down on a Taube from The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (British, London 1889–1946 London)
1917 (published 1918)
Returning to the Trenches, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, Drypoint
Returning to the Trenches
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (British, London 1889–1946 London)
1916
The Blue Wave , Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, Lithograph
The Blue Wave
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (British, London 1889–1946 London)
1917
The Workers, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, Lithograph
The Workers
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (British, London 1889–1946 London)
1919
That Cursed Wood, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, Drypoint
That Cursed Wood
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (British, London 1889–1946 London)
1918
A Dawn 1914, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, Drypoint
A Dawn 1914
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (British, London 1889–1946 London)
1916
Column on the March, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, Drypoint
Column on the March
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (British, London 1889–1946 London)
1916
Southampton, Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson British, Drypoint
Southampton
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (British, London 1889–1946 London)
1916
The Tube Station (Unique Experimental Proof), Cyril E. Power British, Linocut on Japanese paper
The Tube Station (Unique Experimental Proof)
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1932
The Sunshine Roof, Cyril E. Power British, Linocut on Japanese paper
The Sunshine Roof
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1934
Lifts Speed; reproduced in an advertisement from The Builder, January 10, 1930, Cyril E. Power British, Halftone relief
Lifts Speed; reproduced in an advertisement from The Builder, January 10, 1930
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
1930
Lifts (Proof in Red), Cyril E. Power British, Linocut
Lifts (Proof in Red)
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
Lifts (Proof in Green), Cyril E. Power British, Linocut
Lifts (Proof in Green)
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
Lifts; reproduced in H & C (Hammond Bros & Champness, Ltd.), Lifts & Cranes, Cyril E. Power British, Halftone relief
Lifts; reproduced in H & C (Hammond Bros & Champness, Ltd.), Lifts & Cranes
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
Lifts, Cyril E. Power British, Linocut on Japanese paper
Lifts
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
The Giant Racer, Cyril E. Power British, Linocut on Japanese paper
The Giant Racer
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
Acrobats (experimental proof), Cyril E. Power British, Linocut on Japanese paper
Acrobats (experimental proof)
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1933
Speed Trial, Cyril E. Power British, Linocut on Japanese paper
Speed Trial
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1932
Whence & Whither?, Cyril E. Power British, Linocut on Japanese paper
Whence & Whither?
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
The Tube Staircase, Cyril E. Power British, Linocut on Japanese paper
The Tube Staircase
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
1929
The Merry-Go-Round, Cyril E. Power British, Linocut on Japanese paper
The Merry-Go-Round
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
'Appy 'Ampstead, Cyril E. Power British, Color linocut on Japanese paper
'Appy 'Ampstead
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1933
The Eight, Cyril E. Power British, Color linocut on Japanese paper
The Eight
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
1930
The Tube Train, Cyril E. Power British, Linoleum cut on Japanese paper
The Tube Train
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1934
London Buses, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut on Japanese paper
London Buses
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1949
Jazz Band, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut on Japanese paper
Jazz Band
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1930
In the Circus, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut on Japanese paper
In the Circus
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1932
Village Fair I, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut on Japanese paper
Village Fair I
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1934
Sticking up Posters, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut on Japanese paper
Sticking up Posters
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1933
Sailors, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut on Japanese paper
Sailors
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1930
Haymaking, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut on Japanese paper
Haymaking
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1932
Guards, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut on Japanese paper
Guards
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1936
Fixing the Wires, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut on Japanese paper
Fixing the Wires
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1932
Underground, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut on Japanese paper
Underground
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1930
Tour de Suisse, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Linocut on Japanese paper
Tour de Suisse
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1935
Street Decoration, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Color linocut on Japanese paper
Street Decoration
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1937
Fixing the Wires (double-sided drawing), Lill Tschudi Swiss, Pencil
Fixing the Wires (double-sided drawing)
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1932
Fixing the Wires, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Watercolor and crayon
Fixing the Wires
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1932
Sticking Up Posters (preparatory drawing), Lill Tschudi Swiss, Watercolor, pencil, and gouache
Sticking Up Posters (preparatory drawing)
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1933
Tugs, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut
Tugs
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1918
Minesweepers in Port, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut
Minesweepers in Port
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1918
Landscape, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut
Landscape
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1914
Bradford: View of a Town, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut on gray paper
Bradford: View of a Town
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1914
Blast Furnaces I (Netherton Furnaces), Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut on gray paper
Blast Furnaces I (Netherton Furnaces)
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1919
Yorkshire, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut
Yorkshire
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1920 (dated 1921)
View of a Town, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut on gray paper
View of a Town
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1916
Tarmac, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut
Tarmac
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1919
Riponelli: A Village in Lemnos, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut printed with light blue, gray, and black ink on gray paper
Riponelli: A Village in Lemnos
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1917
Newcastle, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut on colored paper
Newcastle
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1913
Interior, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut
Interior
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1917
Street Singers, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut
Street Singers
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
ca. 1914
S.S. Jerseymoor, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut
S.S. Jerseymoor
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1918
Black Country, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut on coated orange paper
Black Country
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1919
Liverpool Shipping, Edward Alexander Wadsworth British, Woodcut on Japanese paper
Liverpool Shipping
Edward Alexander Wadsworth (British, Cleckheaton, West Yorkshire 1889–1949)
1918
The Forest Glades of Epping
Multiple artists/makers
1920
Studies for "Steeplechasing" and "Whence & Whither?", Sybil Andrews Canadian, born England, Ink and pastel on tracing paper
Studies for "Steeplechasing" and "Whence & Whither?"
Sybil Andrews (Canadian (born England), Bury St. Edmunds, Suffolk 1898–1992 Victoria, British Columbia)
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
Preparatory drawing of a London bus, Claude Flight British, Watercolor and pencil
Preparatory drawing of a London bus
Claude Flight (British, 1881–1955)
1922–1934
The Art and Craft of Lino Cutting and Printing by Claude Flight, Claude Flight British, Illustrated bound book
The Art and Craft of Lino Cutting and Printing by Claude Flight
Multiple artists/makers
1934
Godstone
Multiple artists/makers
1915, printed 1916
Rowing Study, Cyril E. Power British, Pencil and crayon on tracing paper
Rowing Study
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
Drawing for The Eight, Cyril E. Power British, Pastel on tracing paper
Drawing for The Eight
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
Rowing Study, Cyril E. Power British, Pencil, pen and colored crayon on tracing paper
Rowing Study
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
Study for "Whence & Whither?" (Study of escalators IV), Cyril E. Power British, Pastel on tracing paper
Study for "Whence & Whither?" (Study of escalators IV)
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930
To Lovers' Lane
Multiple artists/makers
1921
Home Counties; no. 4 Kent
Multiple artists/makers
1924
Charing Cross Station, Cyril E. Power British, Pencil
Charing Cross Station
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1930–32
Study for "The Tube Station", Cyril E. Power British, Pencil and colored pencil
Study for "The Tube Station"
Cyril E. Power (British, London 1872–1951 London)
ca. 1932
Preparatory sketch for London Buses (recto); lighthouse and harbor (verso), Lill Tschudi Swiss, Watercolor, graphite, and gouache (recto); charcoal (verso)
Preparatory sketch for London Buses (recto); lighthouse and harbor (verso)
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1949
Trafalgar Square (preparatory sketch for London Buses), Lill Tschudi Swiss, Watercolor, pencil, and gouache
Trafalgar Square (preparatory sketch for London Buses)
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1949
Reigate
Multiple artists/makers
1915
Haymaking (preparatory drawing), Lill Tschudi Swiss, Graphite and gouache
Haymaking (preparatory drawing)
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1932
Village Fair (double-sided drawing), Lill Tschudi Swiss, Gouache and graphite (recto); graphite (verso)
Village Fair (double-sided drawing)
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1934
Sketchbook, with preparatory sketches for Jazz Band, Sword Drill, and Clive Brook, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Watercolor, pencil, and gouache
Sketchbook, with preparatory sketches for Jazz Band, Sword Drill, and Clive Brook
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1930
The North Downs
Multiple artists/makers
1915, printed 1916
Sketchbook, with preparatory sketches for Workmen, Dancers, Slalom, Bells, People coming out of church, Life Class, Lill Tschudi Swiss, Watercolor, graphite, and gouache
Sketchbook, with preparatory sketches for Workmen, Dancers, Slalom, Bells, People coming out of church, Life Class
Lill Tschudi (Swiss, Schwanden 1911–2004 Schwanden)
1937
Tools accompanying The Art and Craft of Lino Cutting and Printing by Claude Flight, Claude Flight British, Tools and printed paper
Tools accompanying The Art and Craft of Lino Cutting and Printing by Claude Flight
Claude Flight (British, 1881–1955)
1934