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Couple in embrace: PD.2-1990

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Couple in embrace

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Collins, Cecil

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequeathed in 1989; chosen by Mr Scrase from a group of drawings selected by the artist's widow, Mrs Elizabeth Collins.

Measurements and weight

Height: 281 mm
Width: 378 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1990) by Collins, Cecil

Dating

Production date: AD 1937

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Watercolour
White bodycolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( grey)

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Point of the brush, black ink, watercolour, heightened with white on grey paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Cecil Collins
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 1937
  • Location: Lower right, below the above
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Cat 950
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Graphite

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.2-1990
Primary reference Number: 14751
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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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