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Inscription surrounded by floral border: Daisy: PD.8-1980.f.32

Object information

Awaiting location update

Titles

Inscription surrounded by floral border: Daisy
Inscription surrounded by floral border: Daisy

Maker(s)

Draughtsman: Bicknell, Clarence

Entities

Categories

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (1980) by Bicknell, Peter

Dating

Production date: AD 1908

School or Style

British

Materials used in production

Watercolour
Graphite

Components of the work

Support composed of paper
Leaf Height 326 mm Width 255 mm

Techniques used in production

Watercolour : Watercolour over graphite on paper

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: 61
  • Location: Recto, upper right
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Text: Par dessus l'horizon aux collines brunies, / Le soleil, cette fleur des splendeurs infinies, / Se penchait sur la terre à l'heure du / couchant: / Une humble marguerite, éclose au bord d'un / champ / Sur un mur gris croulant parmi l'avoine / folle, / Blanche épanouissait sa candide auréole: / Et la petite fleur, par dessus la vieux / mur. / Regardait fixement dans l'éternal azur / Le grand astre épanchant sa lumière im- / -mortelle; / "Et moi, j'ai des rayons aussi!" lui / disait-elle. / V. Hugo
  • Location: Recto
  • Method of creation: Watercolour
  • Text: Si risveglio la prima Margherita / Tra l'erbe nuove sopra breve stelo; / Ancora tutta chiusa e infreddolita, / Levo la testa per guardare il cielo; / Vide l'azzurro vittorioso, e allora / Grido a distesa, "O sorelline, é l'ora!" / Lina Schwarz.
  • Location: Verso
  • Method of creation: Watercolour

Identification numbers

Accession number: PD.8-1980.f.32
Primary reference Number: 44093
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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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