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Joseph CribbStone Figure of a Woman, hand carved with painted patina1913
1913
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Born in Hammersmith, London, Cribb's career as an artist began when he was fourteen. He was recruited by Eric Gill as his assistant in 1906 and was taught letter cutting and masonry skills by his master. He was suggested to Gill by his father Herbert William Cribb's associate, the Arts and Crafts printer Emery Walker. His father was a graphic artist, specialising in cartography.
In 1907 he moved with Gill to Ditchling in Sussex. In 1908 Joseph entered a formal apprenticeship with Gill and extended his skills into carving, assisting Gill with many of his early sculptures in Ditchling, then Ditchling Common. Joseph followed Gill into the Roman Catholic church and later also followed him into the Dominican Third Order. He completed his apprenticeship in 1913, but continued working with Gill, particularly on the Westminster Cathedral Stations of the Cross until his army service in France, 1916–19. During the later part of his service he joined the Directorate of Graves Registration and Enquiries (forerunner of the Imperial War Graves Commission, later Commonwealth War Graves) and participated with Eric Gill's brother Macdonald (Max) in the design of the standard war grave tombstone, making over 50 originals for the many regimental badges represented.
After Cribb returned from France he continued working with Eric Gill, leading the work of various assistants and drawing his brother Lawrence into Gill's team, which was busy making war memorials. In 1920 Cribb joined Gill, Hilary Pepler and Desmond Chute in setting up the Guild of St Joseph and St Dominic, an association of Catholic artists and craftworkers on Ditchling Common. From 1920 Cribb also started taking on his own commissions, also initially making war memorials. His first large sculptural commission was a crucifix for the war memorial at Downside Abbey. When Gill left the Guild and moved first to Wales and later to Buckinghamshire, Joseph's brother went with him and took over Joseph's role as Gill's lead assistant. Joseph remained at the Guild and took over Gill's workshop, establishing his own practice as a sculptor, carver and letter cutter. He continued to do occasional work for Gill, helping him with some of his major sculpture, for example on the monumental sculpture Mankind that is now in the Tate, and cutting letters to Gill's designs.
The work of Joseph Cribb remains in all major Museums in England and around the world. His work does not come up at auction often, but the smallest work measuring 4" recently sold for 11,00 British Pounds and the record at auction is $42,000 British pounds. Work found in exhibition in private galleries far exceed these prices. They are rare to market.
- Creator:Joseph Cribb (1892 - 1967, British)
- Creation Year:1913
- Dimensions:Height: 8 in (20.32 cm)Width: 5 in (12.7 cm)Depth: 4 in (10.16 cm)
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- Condition:The neck has been repaired and re attached to the stone figure. The painted patina is well worn, but that is typical with the age, intended and is appealing.
- Gallery Location:Brookville, NY
- Reference Number:1stDibs: LU1635213239092
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