Paul Nash Pattern Paper For The Curwen Press (1925) (Design)

Nash, Paul

Published by Curwen Press, London, 1997

About this Item

Decorative Pattern Paper designed by Paul Nash for The Curwen Press, 1925. This example is from the Curwen Studio Archive and is printed on cream Ingres Fabriano paper in yellow ochre ink at Curwen Chilford Prints 1997 from Elizabeth and Robert Simon's collection (Robert Simon is the son of Herbert Simon and nephew of Oliver Simon). The excellence of the printing in quality ink on fine paper imbues the full size sheet (20" x 25" approx) with the distinction for which the Curwen Press is celebrated. In his autobiography, Oliver Simon writes, "A group of artists became interested in drawing or engraving designs for a series of pattern papers which The Curwen Press initiated in 1923 for bookbinding covers and endpapers. The sheets, measuring 20" x 25", were printed lithographically. Paul Nash engraved decorative key units on wood which were transferred and multiplied on lithographic plates to enable us to print sheets of the usual size". Writing about Curwen Press pattern papers Paul Nash states they are, "a humble part of the endless contribution to decoration which forms one of the most absorbing studies in the history of aesthetics". The sheet is in perfect condition. Seller Inventory # 1633A

Bibliographic Details

Title: Paul Nash Pattern Paper For The Curwen Press...

Publisher: Curwen Press, London

Publication Date: 1997

Binding: Lithograph

Illustrator: Paul Nash

Condition: Fine