Hope Cove
Print
1931 (made)
1931 (made)
| Artist/Maker |
Sylvia Melland was originally a painter who attended the Euston Road School during the 1930s but is now more renowned for her printmaking. This early print reveals a talent for printmaking that would eventually see her elected to the Royal Society of Printer-Etchers. This topographical drypoint is figurative and stands in marked contrast to her later more abstract prints.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Hope Cove (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Drypoint |
| Brief description | Print by Sylvia Melland entitled 'Hope Cove'. British, 1931. |
| Physical description | Signed and dated in pencil 1931. Inscribed with title and numbered 2/6. |
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| Credit line | Given by David Melland, son of the artist |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Sylvia Melland was originally a painter who attended the Euston Road School during the 1930s but is now more renowned for her printmaking. This early print reveals a talent for printmaking that would eventually see her elected to the Royal Society of Printer-Etchers. This topographical drypoint is figurative and stands in marked contrast to her later more abstract prints. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.520-1997 |
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| Record created | April 8, 2009 |
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