Cyril Power - The Escalator

Giclée Print on 310 gsm thick, 100% cotton rag. Hand-numbered and hand-embossed. Limited edition of 950....

Image size 43.5 cm x 48.5 cm
Overall Paper Size 56 cm x 61 cm
Frame size approx: 59 cm x 64 cm

From the original Linocut (c.1929).  Printed from 3 blocks: yellow; Chinese orange and viridian. Power was fascinated by the Underground, symbol of a new machine age. Several of his works concentrate on depictions of various aspects – trains, staircases, and here the escalator.

This is the exit from Charing Cross Tube Station. We know this not from Power’s notes, but rather because an impression (ed. 15/50) was given to Alan Clarke, and is annotated with this location.