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East End: PD.400-1995

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

East End

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Mason, Robert

Entities

Categories

Description

Support consists of six sheets of paper, laid down in two groups of three upon each other, and upon the mount. The whole then covered with white ground.

Notes

History note: Given by the artist to the donor, on his fortieth birthday

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1995-10) by Lucie-Smith, Edward

Dating

Production date: AD 1973-02-27

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Ink
Black ink
Red ink
Brown ink
White bodycolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper ( laid down)
Support Size Height 210 mm Width 134 mm
Whole Drawing Height 210 mm Width 267 mm

Techniques used in production

Drawing : Graphite, pen with red, brown and black ink, thick white ground, over typewritten lettering and an illustration printed in offset lithography, on 2 pieces of paper, laid down on a sheet of paper each, laid down on mount
Offset lithography

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: (?) Hamburg Feb 1st - March 4th
  • Location: Left-hand sheet, top
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Inscription present: the words 'soft figures"' and 'Puppen wurden', circled in red ink; to the right of the fifth line, the following handwritten in black ink: 'title from book'; the whole covered with white wash

  • Text: Fine Reihe von Zeichnungen, die ich / während meiner Dozententätigkeit / in Gainsville/Florida gemacht habe, / basieren auf einigen "soft figures" / Diese Puppen wurden für mein / Seminar von einem Studenten herge - / stellt. Ich meine, das der Charakter / dieser Figuren über die Wutzlos g- / keit des Vietnamkrieges und über / die Zerwürfnisse in der amerikani- / schen Gesellschaft mehr aussagt, / als es jemals mit einem Aktmodell / in diesem Zusammenhang möglich wäre. / Von Skizzen und Fotos aus / unserer Seminararbeit habe ich dann / in London eine Mappe von Zaich- / nungen zusammengestellt. Die Arbeiten / sind meinen Studenten in Gainsville / gewidmet. / Robert Mason
  • Location: Left-hand sheet, upper half
  • Method of creation: Printed black ink
  • Text: Gainsville figures
  • Location: Left-hand sheet, centre right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Text: Mason
  • Location: Left-hand sheet, lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 27/2/73.
  • Location: Left-hand sheet, lower right, following the above
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Type: Date
  • Text: For Ted on his 40th Birthday
  • Location: Left-hand sheet, bottom left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: EAST END
  • Location: Right-hand sheet, bottom right
  • Method of creation: Black ink

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.400-1995
Primary reference Number: 33600
Stable URI

Audit data

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