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La Gaîté Montparnasse: PD.36-1973

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Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

La Gaîté Montparnasse

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Sickert, Walter Richard

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Notes

History note: Derek Pepys Whitely; Hilton Gallery, Cambridge (E350)

Measurements and weight

Height: 325 mm
Width: 250 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1973) by Hilton Gallery

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1907

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
White chalk
Black chalk

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( blue, faded)

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Black and white chalk, pen and black ink on blue paper, faded

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Sickert
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: La gaité Montparnasse
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Ink

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.36-1973
Primary reference Number: 13585
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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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