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Illustration for a Poem by Herbert Read

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Illustration for a Poem by Herbert Read
Illustration for a Poem by Herbert Read
Illustration for a Poem by Herbert Read

Illustration for a Poem by Herbert Read

Date1945
Artwork TypeDrawing
Catalogue NumberHMF 2325
Date Order NumberAG 46.82
Mediapencil, wax crayon, watercolour wash, pen and ink
PaperJ. Whatman watermarked off-white medium-weight wove
Dimensionspaper: 285 x 227 mm
Signature

unsigned, undated

Ownershipunknown
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This drawing was the basis for the etching and aquatint CGM 4 c.1946. Only the head and neck of the girl lower left are visible in the etching, her body being obscured by the poem.

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