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Study for the 'Seven Colours' print series: PD.401-1995

Object information

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Titles

Study for the 'Seven Colours' print series

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Rothenstein, Michael

Entities

Categories

Description

Sheet divided in two vertically by line of black ink.

Measurements and weight

Height: 603 mm
Width: 806 mm

Acquisition and important dates

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

Dating

Production date: AD 1974

Note

'Seven Colours' published 1974. See Notes.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Black ink
Watercolour

Components of the work

Support composed of paper

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour with pen and black ink on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Dear Edward / Ideas are proliferating: I think it / sensible to doodle some of these down in case any particular ones spark off some thing for / you. I'm doing this pretty much at random / hoping we can share a "Think-Tank" of / ideas. Colour: Blue Black (like ink)
  • Location: Upper left
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Images from / old engraved ad / for ONOTO pens
  • Location: Upper centre, left side
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Parts of your / poem in scrawly / writing jumping / out of the nibs.
  • Location: Upper centre, left side
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: * Please send copy / of your first poem / to Carters: they are / very anxious to see / it!!
  • Location: Upper centre, left, side, below the above
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Black. Brush / progressively blackening / an area
  • Location: Upper centre, right side
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Another idea for first / image: seven brushes / pouring out seven colours / - seven colour splashed / rags below.
  • Location: Upper centre, right side
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Brown: earth / as ploughed area: texture. / as print from fragment / of (rotten) wood.
  • Location: Upper centre, right side
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Colour: Brown
  • Location: Centre, left side
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Brown Smudge / jumping out / of old fashioned / water-colour box / - image taken from / old catalogue
  • Location: Centre, left side
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Blue: brush creating / cloud
  • Location: Centre, right side
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Blue: brush creating / wave
  • Location: Centre, right side
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Green: brush growing / into a tree.
  • Location: Centre, right side
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: I also have / an engraving of / a long line of / pencils: these / perhaps for a / multi - coloured / cloud as a / first image.
  • Location: Lower left of centre
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Likely / to do / this / one / next
  • Location: Lower left of centre
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Green
  • Location: Lower left of centre
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Black: silhouette of / city (such as San Francisco) / scattered points of / light below.
  • Location: Lower right of centre
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: Black: Trees / hilltop / sunset / orange: red
  • Location: Lower right of centre
  • Method of creation: Black ink
  • Text: - I'll have / a proof of / first poem image / in a day or / two / Regards / Michael / P.S. could you let / me have this back i / will gladly let you have it - (if wanted!) / when job is done
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Black ink

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.401-1995
Primary reference Number: 33737
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Monday 18 December 2023 Last processed: Monday 18 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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