The Brown Boat: PD.2-1968

Current Location: In storage

Titles

The Brown Boat

Maker(s)

Painter: Hitchens, Sydney Ivon

Entities

Painting

Categories

Painting

Notes

History note: Bt. by the donor from the artist, 1961 or 1962

Place(s) associated

Lavington Common

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1968) by Bliss, J. Howard

Dating

Production date: AD 1961 : during the summer

Note

At the artist's home, in West Sussex

School or Style

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Canvas Height 47.7 cm Width 144.2 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

Text: Hitchens
Location: Lower left
Type: Signature

Text: 'The Brown Boat' / 18 3/4 x 56 3/4. 1961 / by IVON HITCHENS / Greenleaves. Petworth. Sussex (written in the same hand as the similar label at the back of no. PD.3-1968)
Location: Verso, stretcher
Method of creation: MS
Type: Label

Text: James Bourlet
Location: Verso, stretcher
Method of creation: Printed
Type: Label

Text: Please do not remove the glass. Some paint including the signature may still be wet. Feb 14 (this is in a different hand from the other MS label)
Location: Verso, stretcher
Method of creation: MS
Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Catalogue of Paintings in the Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge, Vol. III, British School page(s): 106

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.2-1968
Primary reference Number: 3360
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 5 May 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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