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La Gaîté Montparnasse: P.121-1955

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

La Gaîté Montparnasse

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Sickert, Walter Richard

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1955) by Freshfield, James William

Dating

Production date: circa AD 1919

Note

III/III

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Plate Height 145 mm Width 108 mm
Sheet Height 284 mm Width 233 mm

Techniques used in production

Engraving
Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: St-
  • Location: Image right hand corner
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Gaité Montparnasse
  • Location: Image lower left above borderline
  • Method of creation: Printed in reverse
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Sickert inv. del. et. sc.
  • Location: Plate left beneath bordlerline
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Gaité Montparnasse
  • Location: Plate centre
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Title
  • Text: Sickert
  • Location: Lower right beneath platemark
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.121-1955
Primary reference Number: 31489
Bromberg (Sickert): 186 III/III
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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