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'Bird' (Mousehole, Cornwall): PD.19-1960

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

'Bird' (Mousehole, Cornwall)
Half-length of a female nude

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Wynter, Bryan

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Bought from the Artist by the Redfern Gallery, London; sold August 31, 1956 by the Redfern Gallery to anonymous collector (name erased from label); Waddington Galleries, London

Legal notes

From the R.H. Biffen Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 325 mm
Width: 463 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bought (1960) by Waddington Galleries

Dating

Production date: AD 1950

Note

Verso, head covered by paper.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Graphite
Gouache

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Recto
Verso

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Wynter
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: '50
  • Location: Lower right, following the above
  • Type: Date

Inscription present: Empire Art Loan Exhibition

  • Location: Old backing board, verso
  • Method of creation: Label

Inscription present: Redfern Gallery Ltd

  • Location: Old backing board, verso
  • Method of creation: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.19-1960
Primary reference Number: 14608
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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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