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L'armoire à glàce: 2526

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Titles

L'armoire à glàce

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Sickert, Walter Richard

Entities

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Measurements and weight

Height: 270 mm
Width: 185 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1943) by Clarke, Louis Colville Gray

Note

A study for the painting in the Tate Gallery dated 1924. Sickert studied this subject in Dieppe in 1922. The etching of the subject is dated 1922.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Purple ink
Whitening

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( purple, faded to grey)

Techniques used in production

Drawing (image-making) : Pen and purple ink with white highlights on purple paper faded to grey

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: L'armoir à glàce
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Gold
  • Location: Below centre
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Edge Right colours / 2nd straw colour Wenl (?) colour
  • Location: Below centre, below the above
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Text: Rd: St : / A.R.A.
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature

Identification numbers

Accession number: 2526
Primary reference Number: 13573
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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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