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Opus Six: P.98-2020

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Opus Six

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gabo, Naum

Entities

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Description

Monoprint (wood engraving) in brown ink from a professionally made end-grain block of Florida boxwood; printed on tissue paper

Legal notes

Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Nina Williams and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2020

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Allocated (2020) by Williams, Nina

Dating

20th Century
Circa 1955 - Circa 1956

School or Style

Russian

Materials used in production

Brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 385 mm Width 333 mm
Sheet Height 486 mm Width 400 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving : Monoprint (wood engraving) in brown ink on tissue paper
Colour printing

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.98-2020
Primary reference Number: 285452

Audit data

Created: Monday 26 April 2021 Updated: Friday 17 December 2021

Associated departments & institutions

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

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