Sally (e.v.IV)

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Artist/Maker	Beth Van Hoesen (printmaker)
Place of origin	San Francisco (printed)

The American Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010) was an artist and prolific printmaker. Her work is represented in many major American public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. She was a skilled draughtsman, producing sensitive etched portraits of friends and family, life studies and images of babies and children, but her subject matter was dominated by fruit, flowers and animals.

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Category	Prints
Object type	Print
Title	Sally (e.v.IV) (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	aquatint with drypoint and etching, burnishing and scraping a la poupee Paper Printing Ink Aquatint Drypoint Etching
Brief description	Sally by Beth Van Hoesen; aquatint with drypoint and etching; 1979/81
Physical description	Portrait of a lop eared rabbit
Dimensions	Height: 46.6cm (Note: Size of sheet) Width: 43.1cm (Note: Size of sheet) Height: 29.5cm (Note: Size of image) Width: 35.0cm (Note: Size of image)
Marks and inscriptions	Sally (Written in pencil below the image on the left hand side) ev IV (Written in pencil at the centre below the image) c Beth Van Hoesen, 1980 (Written in pencil below the image on the right hand side) 452 (Written in pencil on the back of the print)
Credit line	Gift of the E. Mark Adams and Beth Van Hoesen Adams Trust
Summary	The American Beth Van Hoesen (1926-2010) was an artist and prolific printmaker. Her work is represented in many major American public collections including the Museum of Modern Art, New York. She was a skilled draughtsman, producing sensitive etched portraits of friends and family, life studies and images of babies and children, but her subject matter was dominated by fruit, flowers and animals.
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	E.300-2012

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Record created	September 12, 2012
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1254533/sally-eviv-print-beth-van-hoesen/

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