Signs of Wet: 2086

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Titles

Signs of Wet

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Keene, Charles Samuel

Entities

Drawing

Categories

Drawing

Notes

History note: Ricketts and Shannon Collection

Legal notes

The Ricketts and Shannon Collection. Bequeathed by Charles Shannon, 1937

Measurements and weight

Height: 175 mm
Width: 265 mm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1937) by Shannon, Charles Haslewood

School or Style

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Brown ink
Brown wash

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and brown ink, brown wash and watercolour on paper, laid down on card

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: monogram

Text: CK
Location: Lower left
Method of creation: Brown ink
Type: Signature

Text: Drawing for Punch, Longshoremen
Location: Verso
Method of creation: Graphite

Text: Charles Keene / Signs of Wet
Location: Mount
Method of creation: Graphite

Related exhibitions

All for Art: The Ricketts & Shannon Collection

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2086
Primary reference Number: 18424
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 7 June 2022

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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            The Fitzwilliam Museum (2023) "Signs of Wet" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/18424 Accessed: 2023-05-31 02:34:39

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            |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2023-05-31 02:34:39|publisher=The
            University of Cambridge}}

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