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Oktoberfest, München: P.127-1955

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Oktoberfest, München
Die Oktoberwiese

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sickert, Walter Richard

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1955) by Freshfield, James William

Dating

Production date: AD 1886

Note

II/II. Proof with dedication.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( white wove)
Plate Height 197 mm Width 158 mm
Sheet Height 263 mm Width 196 mm

Techniques used in production

Drypoint
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Die Oktoberwiese/À Blanche Mar[chesi?]/preuve unique d'une eaux-forte par un Allemand plutôt grossier/ mais affectueux/Sickert
  • Location: Lower left, right and below centre
  • Method of creation: Pen and ink
  • Type: Dedication

Inscription present: partially legible armorial in triple oval

  • Location: Centre page
  • Type: Watermark

Related exhibitions

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.127-1955
Primary reference Number: 28919
Bromberg (Sickert): 81 II/II
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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