Sketchbook, ?1910/11
Draughtsman: Raverat, Gwendolen
Coverboards covered with white linen. Off-white paper. Collocation: four gatherings containing the following number of leafs: eight (one attached to front cover); eight; eight; six (one attached to back cover and two probably removed). Page 8 top half removed. Mostly studies for paintings/engravings and portrait studies. Studies especially featuring skeletal parts, sheep, women, babies, outline figures often moving and folds of cloth. In watercolour: figures in clearing (?classical) (4 verso and 5 recto), skeleton riding piggyback on female artist (11, verso), inverted studies of woman dancing with raised arms (13, verso), inverted study of three-armed ?musketeer (24, recto).
Method of acquisition: Given (1994) by Gurney, Sophie, Mrs
1910 - 1911
This sketchbook contains preliminary sketches and possible early working ideas for the following engravings: 'Death and the Philosopher' [24] ?1910. 'Antony and Cleopatra' [30] ?1910. 'May Morning' [28 and 62] ?1910 'The Palmer' [31] ?1910. 'Flying' [33] ?1910. 'King Lear [35] ?1910. P.1151-1974
Grey wash
Black ink
Brown ink
Brown wash
Green wash
Red wash
Blue wash
Yellow-green wash
Graphite
Support
composed of
paper
Coverboards
Height 233 mm
Width 142 mm
Sheet Size
Height 233 mm
Width 142 mm
Inscription present: upside down
Accession number: PD.83-1994
Primary reference Number: 27933
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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