Cythera
Colour Lino-Cut
1930 (made)
1930 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Colour lino-cut, signed in red crayon 'John Austen', and inscribed with the title 'Cythera' and numbered '3/50'.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Cythera (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Colour lino-cut |
| Brief description | 'Cythera'. Colour linocut by John Archibald Austen R.B.A., (1886-1948). Impression possibly of an unidentified illustration, ca.1930. |
| Physical description | Colour lino-cut, signed in red crayon 'John Austen', and inscribed with the title 'Cythera' and numbered '3/50'. |
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| Content description | A nude woman lies horizontally across the image on a bed of flowers and other plants, her long, red hair spread out behind her. A blue sea flows either side of her, and five white birds form a semi-circle around her. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs R. F. Austen, widow of the artist |
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| Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1951 London: HMSO, 1962. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.61-1951 |
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| Record created | June 30, 2009 |
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