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Opus Four: P.97-2020

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Opus Four
The Lyrebird

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Gabo, Naum

Entities

Categories

Description

Monoprint (wood engraving) in dark brown ink from a professionally made end-grain block (possibly cherry wood); printed on japan paper, inscribed with a dedication to the artist’s daughter, Nina.

Legal notes

Accepted under the Cultural Gifts Scheme by HM Government from Nina Williams and allocated to the Fitzwilliam, 2020

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2020) by Williams, Nina

Dating

20th Century
Production date: AD 1950

School or Style

Russian

Materials used in production

Dark brown ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Image Height 159 mm Width 137 mm
Sheet Height 229 mm Width 153 mm

Techniques used in production

Wood engraving : Monoprint (wood engraving) in dark brown ink on japan paper
Colour printing

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: For my dearly beloved daughter/ Nina Serafima /on Her Seventeenth Birthday /from her Father Gabo /May 26th 1958
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Dedication

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.97-2020
Primary reference Number: 285451
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Monday 26 April 2021 Updated: Wednesday 29 November 2023 Last processed: Friday 8 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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