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Nobody wants me: PD.71-2014

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Titles

Nobody wants me

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

Components of the work

Paper Height 104 mm Width 115 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black ink with graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Nobody wants me
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Forsaken - / [Nobody loves me]. Unloved. The great unloved / I need affection - All I need is affection - / Life is just a hollow mocking.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.71-2014
Primary reference Number: 199777

Audit data

Created: Friday 22 August 2014 Updated: Tuesday 22 September 2015

Associated departments & institutions

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

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Nobody wants me" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/199777 Accessed: 2024-05-07 05:28:37

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