A Languid Floating Flower
Print
| Artist/Maker |
Etching and aquatint entitled 'A Languid Floating Flower' depicting a naked man in the bath with various close-up sketches of his penis, to illustrate 'Leopold Bloom In The Bath' for James Joyce's Ulysses. Signed in pencil R. Hamilton. Inscribed with title and numbered 19/30.
Object details
| Object type | |
| Title | A Languid Floating Flower |
| Materials and techniques | Etching and aquatint. |
| Brief description | Etching and aquatint by Richard Hamilton illustrating Leopold Bloom in the bath for James Joyce's Ulysses, 1983. |
| Physical description | Etching and aquatint entitled 'A Languid Floating Flower' depicting a naked man in the bath with various close-up sketches of his penis, to illustrate 'Leopold Bloom In The Bath' for James Joyce's Ulysses. Signed in pencil R. Hamilton. Inscribed with title and numbered 19/30. |
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| Object history | Exhibitions: Richard Hamilton: Work in progress on illustrations for James Joyce's Ulysses, Orchard Gallery, Derry, Northern Ireland, 1988. The Nude: A New Perspective, Victoria & Albert Museum, 24 May - 3 September 1989. Notes: Hamilton has worked on a series of illustrations to James Joyce's Ulysses since 1948. This print is directly related to a pencil and watercolour study, He foresaw his pale body (collection: the Artist), of that year. |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Literary reference | James Joyce - Ulysses |
| Bibliographic reference | Derry, Orchard Gallery, Richard Hamilton: Work in Progress on illustrations for James Joyce's Ulysses. 1988. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.252-1989 |
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| Record created | December 9, 2008 |
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