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Grotesque figures by a fence: P.2021-1991

Current Location: In storage

Titles

Grotesque figures by a fence

Maker(s)

Printmaker: Wiralt, Edvard

Entities

Categories

Legal notes

Bequest of Henry Scipio Reitlinger, 1950, transferred from the Reitlinger Trust, 1991

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Bequeathed (1991) by Reitlinger, Henry Scipio

Dating

Production date: AD 1928-06

School or Style

Estonian

Materials used in production

Black carbon ink

Components of the work

Support composed of wove paper
Plate Height 260 mm Width 320 mm
Sheet Height 322 mm Width 404 mm

Techniques used in production

Etching

Inscription or legends present

  • Text: Ed. Wiralt
  • Location: Image lower left
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: 2 bis, r. Maison Dieu,
  • Location: Image lower left, below the above
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Inscription
  • Text: JUIN 1928
  • Location: Image lower left, below the above
  • Method of creation: Printed
  • Type: Date
  • Text: Eduard Wiralt
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Signature
  • Text: - 28
  • Location: Lower right
  • Method of creation: Graphite
  • Type: Date

Identification numbers

Accession number: P.2021-1991
Primary reference Number: 94802

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Thursday 2 March 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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