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Five Tyres Abandoned

Print
1964 (printed and published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

The artist began work on this exercise in perspective in 1963. The image was derived from one of five car tyres which he found illustrated in the magazine 'Technique et Archictecture' in about 1951. For lack of time he was forced to 'abandon' the project.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleFive Tyres Abandoned (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
printer's ink, paper, screenprint
Brief description
Richard Hamilton: Five Tyres Abandoned, 1964. Screenprint.
Physical description
Screenprint on paper
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 58.5cm
  • Sheet width: 91.5cm
Marks and inscriptions
Signed in pencil
Summary
The artist began work on this exercise in perspective in 1963. The image was derived from one of five car tyres which he found illustrated in the magazine 'Technique et Archictecture' in about 1951. For lack of time he was forced to 'abandon' the project.
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1968
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.133-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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