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Sketchbook: Craster - Aldeburgh: PD.49-2001

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Sketchbook: Craster - Aldeburgh

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Grant, Keith

Categories

Description

Sketchbook containing 32 ff. Plastic over beige coloured card covers. The following ff. have have been removed: 4 following f.12; 3 following f.16 and 7 following f.28. The lower half of f.29 has been torn out. F.31-2 is a single sheet, folded in half and stuck into the spine of the sketchbook with white adhesive tape.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2001) by Grant, Keith

Dating

Circa 1981-12-12 - 1989-10-28

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Bodycolour
Brown ink
Graphite
Charcoal
Wax crayon

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Sheet Size Height 298 mm Width 209 mm
Cover Size Height 308 mm Width 215 mm

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 12/12/81 / Branch in Moonlight - Showing the effect / of snow on each edge of the tracery to / the smallest twigs. The starts shine behind / the lines of moon illuminated snow.
  • Location: F.1 verso, lower centre
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Ruth draw(?) KG. / 31/12/81
  • Location: F.3 recto, upper left
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Series of wave studies / drawn at CRASTER / 31/12/81 with Ruth.
  • Location: F.3 verso, upper right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: New Series of Paintings Expressing the / Energy - moods and appearance of nature
  • Location: F.13 recto, top
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Inscription present: upside down

  • Text: Aldeburgh / 22/10/89 / KG
  • Location: F.32 recto, lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.49-2001
Primary reference Number: 32845

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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