Eric Gill head and torso makes waves at Bonhams
Much of the pre-sale publicity from Bonhams’ June 15 Mod Brit focused on Eric Gill’s (1882-1942) Girl with a Comb in her Hair (1928) – a market-fresh carved head and torso valued at £200,000-300,000 and admired for its unusual pose and luxuriant wavy hair.
Standing 17in (41.5cm) high and carved from Caen stone while Gill was living in a remote hamlet in…