Black Venus
Wood Engraving
1932 (made)
1932 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Wood engraving, signed in pencil 'John Austen'. Inscribed with title and numbered '23/25'.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Black Venus (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Wood engraving |
| Brief description | 'Black Venus'. Wood engraving by John Archibald Austen R.B.A. (1886-1948). Impression possibly of an unidentified illustration. 1932. |
| Physical description | Wood engraving, signed in pencil 'John Austen'. Inscribed with title and numbered '23/25'. |
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| Content description | The print depicts a nude black woman, reclining on a bank surrounded by birds and flowers. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs R. F. Austen, widow of the artist |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.53-1951 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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