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Abstract Composition: PD.40-1971

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Abstract Composition
The design itself is heavily drawn in graphite to show through the sheet

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bomberg, David

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: D' Offay Couper Gallery, from whom bought (£225)

Measurements and weight

Height: 265 mm
Width: 284 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1971) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1913 : The date was suggested in the catalogue to the D' Offay Couper Gallery Exhibition, although it has not been identified specifically with any one of Bomberg's projects.

Note

Around the edge of the design, graphite, a male head seen in profile.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour on paper, trimmed to an irregular rectangle

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: (a number of notes and sketches)
  • Location: Around the edges of the design
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.40-1971
Primary reference Number: 8914

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

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

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