Sketchbook, 1924
Draughtsman: Raverat, Gwendolen
Coverboards covered in white linen. Off-white paper. Collocation: four gatherings containing the following number of folios: eight (one attached to front cover); eight; eight; eight (one attached to back cover). No blank sides. Mostly sketches of buildings and their walls, some figure studies included one titled 'Andre Gide'.
Method of acquisition: Given (1994) by Gurney, Sophie, Mrs
Production date: AD 1924
This sketchbook contains preliminary ideas for the following engravings: 'La Place en Eté' [118], ?1923. 'La Place en Hiver' [113], ?1923. 'Charity' [129], 1925. 'Les Vieilles' [123], 1924.
Support
composed of
paper
Coverboards
Height 232 mm
Width 141 mm
Sheet Size
Height 233 mm
Width 141 mm
Inscription present: in the artist' hand
Inscription present: below the above, the artist has inscribed a list of paint colours
Inscription present: upside down, a list of plots of land for sale relating to the rough diagram on f.1 recto
Inscription present: in the artist's hand
Inscription present: three outlines of leaves, two with seven 'fingers' and one with five, semi-parted.
Inscription present: a 5cm line and three 1.5cm Y shapes which look to have been drawn with a pen but are then all smudged downwards in a dry way.
Accession number: PD.66-1994
Primary reference Number: 27956
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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