Bents Nigel (3 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Artists' book. Item consists of a brown box (lettered red) containing 27 works produced using a variety of techniques including screenprinting, collage, blockprinting and handmade paper. Each work by a different artist: "Many of the Works are original editions printed or made by the individual Artists." Some are signed. Limited ed. of 250 numbered copies, this numbered 69 Title from introductory sheet acting as title page. "Real art A"--Box lid. "Artists: Nigel Bents, Julian Bettney, Elizabeth Clay, Lynne Curran, Malcolm Gibson, Rachel Gibson, Lorna Graves, James Hall, Winston James, Andrew Law, Elspeth Law, Michael Leigh, Jocelyne May, Patrick Anderson McQuoid, Andrew Mutter, Kevin Phillips, Susan Plain, Kathryn Anita Rosse, Trevor Sowden, Fraser Smith, Carl Stevenson, Paul Scott, Sue Stockwell, Mike Webb, Mark Wilson, Marie Wright, Tim Wright. Design by Malcolm Gibson." Very good indeed.

Bents was a senior lecturer of BA Graphic Design at Chelsea College of Art, and regularly brought his students to the New North Press to show them the merits of letterpress printing aside from the digital world. This sermon gradually took shape in poster form as the jam-packed manifesto you see here. Edition of 100. Signed and numbered in pencil lower right by the artist, publisher's blindstamp lower right. 2 colour letterpress handprinted on wove paper. Sheet size: 86 x 56 cm. Excellent condition.

Edition of 20. Signed in pencil by Bents lower right, titled and numbered lower right. Sheet size: 56 x 66 cm. 8 colour process lithograph on wove paper. Fine condition.