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W. Somerset Maugham: PD.12-1967

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

W. Somerset Maugham
Same subject as recto

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Sutherland, Graham Vivian

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: The artist, from whom purchased by H.P. Juda (£50), his sale, Sotheby's, 1 November 1967, lot 111, for the Museum (recto and verso repr.)

Legal notes

With the aid of the University Purchase Grant, the Perceval and the McQuaid Funds.

Measurements and weight

Height: 305 mm
Width: 254 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1967) by Sotheby's

Dating

Production date: AD 1949

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Grey wash
Graphite
Black chalk
Charcoal
Indian ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Recto: pen, Indian ink, graphite, black chalk charcoal and grey wash verso: pen, Indian ink over charcoal, black chalk and graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Sutherland
  • Location: Upper left hand corner
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1949
  • Location: Upper left hand corner, following the above
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

Inscription present: underlined in graphite

  • Text: Sutherland
  • Location: Verso, bottom right hand corner
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1949
  • Location: Verso, bottom right hand corner
  • Method of creation: Ink
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.12-1967
Primary reference Number: 13775
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 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) "W. Somerset Maugham" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/13775 Accessed: 2024-12-22 15:53:04

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{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/13775 |title=W. Somerset Maugham |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-22 15:53:04|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

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