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Red face

Woodcut
20th century
Artist/Maker

Colour woodcut, signed in pencil 'Nalle W.' and numbered '101-140'.


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleRed face (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodcut
Brief description
'Red face'. Colour woodcut by Nalle Werner. Probably 20th century.
Physical description
Colour woodcut, signed in pencil 'Nalle W.' and numbered '101-140'.
Dimensions
  • Height: 38.4cm
  • Width: 41cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968. London: HMSO, 1969.
Content description
Image of a face on a red background, and with dark shadow to one side. There is an area circled in blue around one eye, a square of red in the centre, and blue dots covering a yellow area which may represent the mouth.
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Nalle W.' (Signed in pencil)
  • '101-140' (and numbered)
Credit line
Given by the Konstfrämjandet
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1968 London: HMSO, 1969.
Collection
Accession number
E.235-1968

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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