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How to bid at auction: PD.21-2014

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Titles

How to bid at auction

Maker(s)

Searle, Ronald William Fordham

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Ronald Searle

Legal notes

Given by the artist's family, 2014

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2014) by Family of Ronald Searle

Dating

Production date: AD 1995

Components of the work

Paper Height 500 mm Width 405 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink, watercolour washes, colour pencils and crachis (splattered) black ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ronald Searle
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: How to bid at auction
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.21-2014
Primary reference Number: 199688

Audit data

Created: Monday 11 August 2014 Updated: Wednesday 3 February 2016

Associated departments & institutions

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "How to bid at auction" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/199688 Accessed: 2024-05-08 19:56:55

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