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The Theatre Manager

Drawing
1909 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lewis, Wyndham (artist)
Place of origin
London (drawn)

Drawing of about a dozen figures, with one seated looking at a book and another, nude, facing away from us.


Object details

Categories
Drawings
Paintings
The Human Form
Theatre
Object type
Drawing
TitleThe Theatre Manager (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
ink and watercolour
Ink
Paper
Watercolour
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing, The Theatre Manager, by Wyndham Lewis, ink and watercolour, 1909
Physical description
Drawing of about a dozen figures, with one seated looking at a book and another, nude, facing away from us.
Dimensions
  • Height: 295mm
  • Width: 315mm
Dimensions from catalogue: 11 1/4 x 9 5/8 inches.
Styles
Vorticist
20th
Marks and inscriptions
W. Lewis 1909 (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
  • Edwards, Paul (ed.), Wyndham Lewis, 1882-1957 . Fundación Juan March, Madrid, 2010
  • Handley-Read, Charles, The Art of Wyndham Lewis. London: Faber and Faber, 1951, p. 36
  • Wyndham Lewis and Vorticism. Tate Gallery, London, 1956, no. 5
  • Michel, Walter, Wyndham Lewis: Paintings and Drawings . London: Thames and Hudson, 1971, no. 5
  • Wyndham Lewis , City of Manchester Art Galleries, Manchester, 1980, no. 3
  • Slocombe, Richard, Wyndham Lewis: Art, Life, War . Imperial War Museum, Manchester, 2017, p. 22
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.3779-1919

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Record createdFebruary 2, 2009
Record URL
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