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Looking through Brooklyn Bridge: PD.25-1968

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Looking through Brooklyn Bridge

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne

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Notes

History note: Albert Ottinger, 23 West 75th Street, New York; sold Christie's, 16 December 1938, lot 83 (together with a drawing by McBey) to Wilkinson (3gns); sold Christie's, 19 July 1968, lot 8, to Piccadilly Gallery (150gns)

Legal notes

From the Biffen Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 245 mm
Width: 191 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1968) by Piccadilly Gallery

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Graphite
Indian ink
Crayons

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour, bodycolour, crayon, Indian ink and graphite on paper, margins drawn in

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: C.R.W. Nevinson
  • Location: Lower left
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.25-1968
Primary reference Number: 12173
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Audit data

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