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Atlas: PD.15-2014

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Titles

Atlas

Maker(s)

Searle, Ronald William Fordham

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Description

A preliminary drawing for 'Le Monde', 20 November 1996.

Notes

History note: Ronald Searle

Legal notes

Given by the artist's family, 2014

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2014) by Family of Ronald Searle

Dating

Production date: AD 1996

Components of the work

Card Height 395 mm Width 475 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Pen and black (and brown?) ink, graphite and brown wash on white card, spattered with black ink

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ronald Searle
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Atlas
  • Location: Lower left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: Atlas (1st version)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Inscription

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.15-2014
Primary reference Number: 199680

Audit data

Created: Thursday 7 August 2014 Updated: Wednesday 10 June 2020

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) "Atlas" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/199680 Accessed: 2024-05-02 10:11:23

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