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The Audition

Drawing
1912-1913 (made)
Artist/Maker
Percy Wyndham Lewis (artist)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Drawing in ink and watercolour of an abstracted figure, with two smaller figures at bottom left


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Audiences
Object type
Drawing
Titles
  • The Audition (popular title)
  • Proscenium (alternative title)
  • Proscenium (alternative title)
Materials and techniques
Ink and watercolour
Ink
Paper
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, The Audition, by Wyndham Lewis, pen and ink and watercolour, ca.1912-13
Physical description
Drawing in ink and watercolour of an abstracted figure, with two smaller figures at bottom left
DimensionsDimensions from catalogue: 11 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches.
Style
Vorticism
Marks and inscriptions
Signed: Wyndham Lewis
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
Bibliographic references
  • 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
  • Michel, Walter, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings . London: Thames and Hudson, 1971, no. 119
  • Wyndham Lewis , City of Manchester Art Galleries, Manchester, 1980, no. 23
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3782-1919

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1109290/the-audition-drawing-percy-wyndham-lewis/
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