Abstract Composition The design itself is heavily drawn in graphite to show through the sheet
Draughtsman: Bomberg, David
History note: D' Offay Couper Gallery, from whom bought (£225)
Height: 265 mm
Width: 284 mm
Method of acquisition: Given (1971) by The Friends of the Fitzwilliam Museum
Production date: circa AD 1913 : The date was suggested in the catalogue to the D' Offay Couper Gallery Exhibition, although it has not been identified specifically with any one of Bomberg's projects.
Around the edge of the design, graphite, a male head seen in profile.
Support composed of paper
Watercolour : Graphite and watercolour on paper, trimmed to an irregular rectangle
Accession number: PD.40-1971
Primary reference Number: 8914
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The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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