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War fortification

Watercolour
1940 (made)
Artist/Maker
Ayrton (Ayrton Gould), Michael (artist)

Watercolour in indian ink and gouache, signed and dated 'michael ayrton 40'.


Object details

Categories
Paintings
Watercolours
Object type
Watercolour
TitleWar fortification (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Indian ink, gouache, painting
Indian Ink
Gouache
Painting (Image-Making)
Brief description
Watercolour titled 'War fortification' by Michael Ayrton (born 1921). Great Britain, 1940.
Physical description
Watercolour in indian ink and gouache, signed and dated 'michael ayrton 40'.
Dimensions
  • Image height: 318mm
  • Image width: 512mm
  • Sheet height: 408mm
  • Sheet width: 612mm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1964. London: HMSO, 1965.
Marks and inscriptions
'michael ayrton 40' (Signed and dated)
Credit line
Given by Sir John Gielgud
Subjects depicted
War
Fortifications
Association
Gielgud, John (Sir)
Bibliographic references
  • Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1964. London: HMSO, 1965.
  • Evans, Mark et al. Vikutoria & Arubāto Bijutsukan-zō : eikoku romanshugi kaigaten = The Romantic tradition in British painting, 1800-1950 : masterpieces from the Victoria and Albert Museum. Japan : Brain Trust, 2002
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
P.10-1964

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1028300/war-fortification-watercolour-ayrton-ayrton-gould/
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