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November Moon: PD.6-1955

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Current Location: Gallery 4

Titles

November Moon

Maker(s)

Painter: Nash, Paul

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Notes

History note: Ivor Novello, who bought it from Arthur Tooth & Sons Ltd, London, February 1943; Sir Edward Howard Marsh, K.C.V.O., C.B., C.M.G. (1872-1953), who bequeathed it to the Contemporary Art Society, 1953; given the Fitzwilliam Museum, 1955

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Given by the Contemporary Art Society, 1955

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1955) by Contemporary Art Society

Dating

1940s
Production date: AD 1942

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas
Canvas Height 76.2 cm Width 50.8 cm

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: monogram

  • Text: PN
  • Location: Lower right
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: Art Exhibitions Bureau, exhibition of 'Trends in British Art', Guildhall 1954, lent CAS
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Label
  • Text: Arts Council, 4 St. James's Square, 'Sir Edward Marsh Memorial Exhibition', cat. no. 17
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Label

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Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.6-1955
Primary reference Number: 3696

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 October 2025

Associated departments & institutions

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

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