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Anthony

Watercolour
1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lewis, Wyndham (artist)
Place of origin
London (painted)

Drawing of a head, with a yellow background


Object details

Categories
Portraits
Drawings
Object type
Watercolour
TitleAnthony (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
pen and gouache
Ink
Paper
Gouache
Drawing
Brief description
Watercolour, Anthony, by Wyndham Lewis, pen and ink and gouache, 1909

Physical description
Drawing of a head, with a yellow background
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.3cm (Note: Taken from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
  • Width: 11.4cm (Note: Taken from the Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921)
Dimensions from catalogue: 11 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches.
Gallery label
Percy Wyndham Lewis 1882-1957 Anthony About 1909 The Canadian-born Wyndham Lewis founded the semi-abstract Vorticist movement. Its members were fascinated by the energy of the machine. This work shows his own interest in African masks. Its title probably comes from Shakespeare's play Anthony and Cleopatra. Pen and ink and gouaches on paper Givenn by the family of Lionel Guy Baker, in accordance with his expressed wishes, 1919 Museum no. E.3778-1919
Credit line
Given by the family of the late Capt. Lionel Guy Baker, in accordance with his expressed wishes, 1919.
Object history
Presented by the family of the late Captain Lionel Guy Baker, in accordance with his expressed wishes
May have previously been exhibited unde the title 'The Architect at the Camden Town Group exhibition in June 1911 and in Exhibition of the Vorticists, New York: Penguin Club, organized by Ezra Pound and John Quinn, 10 January-1 February 1917.
Bibliographic references
  • Antliff, Mark & Greene, Vivien (eds.), The Vorticists. Rebel artists in London and New York, 1914-1918, London : Tate Publishing, 2010 no. 57
  • Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design & Department of Paintings, Accessions 1919, London: Printed Under the Authority of His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1921
  • Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism. Tate Gallery, London, 1956, no. 6
  • Wyndham Lewis , City of Manchester Art Galleries, Manchester, 1980, no. 2
  • Michel, Walter, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings . London: Thames and Hudson, 1971, no. 11
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3778-1919

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
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