Lytton Strachey in Repose
Panel
mid 1920s (decorated)
mid 1920s (decorated)
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The soft white surface of tin-glazed earthenware has long proved ideal for spirited painting. Here Duncan Grant (1885-1978) has grossly exaggerated the size of the tweed-clad legs of the languid Lytton Strachey in order to fill two square tiles exactly.
Object details
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| Title | Lytton Strachey in Repose (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Tin-glazed earthenware |
| Brief description | Tin-glazed earthenware panel of two tiles, English, painted by Duncan Grant mid-1920s. |
| Physical description | Tin-glazed earthenware panel of two tiles entitled 'Lytton Strachey in Repose' signed 'dG'. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'dG' |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Margaret H. Armitage (née Bulley) |
| Summary | The soft white surface of tin-glazed earthenware has long proved ideal for spirited painting. Here Duncan Grant (1885-1978) has grossly exaggerated the size of the tweed-clad legs of the languid Lytton Strachey in order to fill two square tiles exactly. |
| Bibliographic reference | Hildyard, Robin. European Ceramics. London : V&A Publications, 1999. 144 p., ill. ISBN 185177260X |
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| Accession number | MISC.2:62-1934 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2002 |
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