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Still-life with pomegranates and pears: PD.51-1971

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Still-life with pomegranates and pears

Maker(s)

Painter: Smith, Matthew Arnold Bracy

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: Bt. from the artist by Alex Reid & Lefevre Ltd, London; sold to C.W. Guillebaud, 1942

Legal notes

With a life interest to his widow, who relinquished it 1971.

Measurements and weight

Height: 38.1 cm
Width: 46.3 cm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1971) by Guillebaud, Claude William

Dating

Production date: AD 1935 : Date derived from Reid & Lefevre label, verso.

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Oil paint

Components of the work

Support composed of canvas

Techniques used in production

Painting (image-making) : Oil on canvas

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Reid & Lefevre (following in typescript) Pomegranates and pears (1935)
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Printed, with typescript addition
  • Type: Label
  • Text: X4077
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: MS
  • Type: Label

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.51-1971
Primary reference Number: 3889
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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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