Cyril Edward Power 1874-1951

Linocut printed in colours, 1932, initialled and inscribed Rough experimental proof: 1st state, mid heavy pressure spectrum (?), heavy R sienna, aside from the edition of 60, Coppel cites this impression, on oriental laid tissue paper, the full sheet,  in good condition, slight creasing and hinge remains at edges recto

Coppel states that this work was inspired by the Ballet Russe, 'Power's work notes refer to varying the printing pressure on the red block to differentiate tonally the dancers' faces from their bodies; similarly the green block was to be printed more heavily on the front row of male dancers than on the back'. Stephen Coppel, Linocut of the Machine Machine Age, Scolar Press, (Hants, 1995), p.100