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Aspiration

Linocut
mid 1920s (made)
Artist/Maker
Robert Arthur Wilson (artist)
Place of origin
Britain (made)

Linocut

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view Art Deco printmakers The Art Deco design movement touched every creative medium from roughly 1910 to 1940, and prints and posters of the age were no exception. Ultimately about pleasure and modernity, the style widely reflected themes of fast-paced city life and featured bold geometric forms.

Object details

Category
Prints
Object type
Linocut
TitleAspiration (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
linocut
Printing Ink
Linocut
Brief description
Robert Arthur Wilson. Aspiration. Mid-1920s.
Physical description
Linocut
Dimensions
  • Height: 10.75in
  • Width: 5.625in
Credit line
Given by the artist
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1926, London: Board of Education, 1927.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.977-1926

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O762235/aspiration-linocut-robert-arthur-wilson/
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