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Night coming to the forest: PD.54-1972

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Night coming to the forest

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Pearson, Alec

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Brownlow, M.E.L.

Measurements and weight

Height: 190 mm
Width: 227 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1972) by Brownlow, M. E. L., Mrs

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Bodycolour
Ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Pen and ink, watercolour and bodycolour on paper
Pen and ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Alec Pearson
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Heffer Gallery, 18 & 19 Sindey St., Cambridge
  • Location: Backboard
  • Method of creation: Label

Inscription present: brown

  • Text: Forest 17. Watercolour & / - (?) / Night coming to the forest / 20 gns (with another small circular label attached, with the following typed on to it) 54 (in the artist's hand)
  • Location: Backboard
  • Method of creation: Label

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.54-1972
Primary reference Number: 12219
Stable URI

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

Citation for print

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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Night coming to the forest" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/12219 Accessed: 2024-11-25 06:19:55

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