Cartoon for Self Portrait
Watercolour
ca. 1933 (made)
ca. 1933 (made)
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| Place of origin |
Cartoon for a self portrait of the artist in a grey and black dress, holding a purple flower, painted in watercolour, with pen and some white heigntening, on wove paper and put down on card. Signed by the artist.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cartoon for Self Portrait (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour, with pen and some white heigntening, on wove paper and put down on card |
| Brief description | Watercolour, Cartoon for Self Portrait, by Ithell Colquhoun, ca. 1933. |
| Physical description | Cartoon for a self portrait of the artist in a grey and black dress, holding a purple flower, painted in watercolour, with pen and some white heigntening, on wove paper and put down on card. Signed by the artist. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Colquhoun / 33 (Signed in ink upper left) |
| Gallery label | Self-portraits often include things that are important to the artist. Ithell Colquhoun is holding a purple flower in her hands, which tells us a bit about her interest in nature.
[Young V&A, Imagine Gallery short object label] (2023) |
| Subject depicted | |
| Bibliographic reference | Coombs, Katherine British watercolours : 1750-1950 . London: V&A Publications, 2012
p.124, pl.118 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | P.39-1977 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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