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Combat No. 2

Drawing
1914 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lewis, Wyndham (artist)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Drawing

Object details

Categories
Drawings
War
The Human Form
Object type
Drawing
TitleCombat No. 2 (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Ink and pastel
Ink
Paper
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, Combat No. 2, by Wyndham Lewis, ink and pastel, 1914
Physical description
Drawing
Dimensions
  • Height: 275mm
  • Width: 350mm
Dimensions from catalogue: 11 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches.
Style
Vorticism
Marks and inscriptions
Wyndham Lewis (Signed)
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
  • Arnaldo, Javier ¡1914! La Vanguardia Y La Gran Guerra, Madrid : Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza : Fundación Caja Madrid, 2008. no.157
  • Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism. Tate Gallery, London, 1956, no. 39
  • Michel, Walter, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings . London: Thames and Hudson, 1971, no. 161
  • Wyndham Lewis , City of Manchester Art Galleries, Manchester, 1980, no. 35
  • Wyndham Lewis: Art and War. Imperial War Museum, London, 1992, no. 15
  • Slocombe, Richard, Wyndham Lewis: Art, Life, War . Imperial War Museum, Manchester, 2017, p. 36
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3760-1919

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Record createdAugust 23, 2007
Record URL
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