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Grotesque head

Drawing
1925 (made)
Artist/Maker
Spare, Austin Osman (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Drawing depicting a grotesque head.


Object details

Category
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleGrotesque head (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil
Drawing
Brief description
Drawing of a grotesque head by Austin Osman Spare, 1925.
Physical description
Drawing depicting a grotesque head.
Dimensions
  • Height: 26.67cm
  • Width: 35.24cm
Taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954. London: HMSO, 1963.
Style
British School
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'AOS' (Signed)
  • 'by austin osman spare 30 pages op. no 3 1925 april may' (Inscribed in ink)
Credit line
Given by Mr. Charles H. L. Emanuel
Subject depicted
Grotesques
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings Accessions 1954 London: HMSO, 1963
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.605-1954

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O586908/grotesque-head-drawing-spare-austin-osman/
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