Power’s Speed sets new record
Dismissed by some as the equivalent of Clarice Cliff, the brilliantly coloured, Vorticist-influenced linocuts produced by the Grosvenor School during the inter-war years continue to be the most hotly contested commodity at UK print auctions, particularly when they emerge from long-established private collections.
This Cyril Power (1872-1951) linocut, Speed Trial, right, included in Bonhams’ (19.5/10% buyer’s pre…