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Vorticism was a significant art movement in Britain for several reasons. It was:
- the first British modern art movement
- the first British art movement to use modern multi-media methods
- the first British art movement to include abstraction
Start exploring Vorticism by reading the Vorticist faq or read about its main exponents.
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Lewis’s own BLAST for sale!
January 2006
Cambridge Book and Print Gallery has two Vorticist Treasures for sale. Original copies of Blast 1 and 2, reputedly Lewis’s own copies, are to be sold as a matching pair.
Apparently, the first volume from 1914 has the following inscription: " From my husband's collection, his own copy. Anne Wyndham Lewis "
The bookseller also states that the first number retains some of its legendary violet cover.
Price? A cool £3,200! Browse description or buy it at www.Abebooks.co.uk. (Enter Wyndham Lewis in author box, and Blast in the title box).