Night: PD.8-2001

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Night

Maker(s)

Painter: Collins, Cecil

Entities

Painting

Categories

Painting

Legal notes

Through the National Art Collections Fund.

Measurements and weight

Height: 76.2 cm
Width: 51.0 cm

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Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (2001) by Collins, Elizabeth

Dating

Production date: AD 1932

School or Style

People, subjects and objects depicted

Materials used in production

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

Text: Cecil Collins
Location: Verso
Type: Signature

Text: 1932
Location: Verso, following the above
Type: Date

Text: Night
Location: Verso, below the above

Related exhibitions

'Fools and Angels' and Other Works by Cecil Collins

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.8-2001
Primary reference Number: 28245
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 3 August 2020

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Paintings, Drawings and Prints

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            University of Cambridge}}

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