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"Creation"

Drawing
1927 (drawn)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Pen and ink on paper, laid onto a larger piece of card. Inscribed along the bottom edge, 'The title might be Creation, Stalagmite, Ascension, Evolution of form, Generation, Seed. Overflow of exuberant energy". Signed "AOS". ca. 1927


Object details

Category
Object type
Title"Creation" (popular title)
Materials and techniques
Pen and ink on paper
Brief description
Drawing by Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956) entitled 'Creation'. Great Britain, 1927.
Physical description
Pen and ink on paper, laid onto a larger piece of card. Inscribed along the bottom edge, 'The title might be Creation, Stalagmite, Ascension, Evolution of form, Generation, Seed. Overflow of exuberant energy". Signed "AOS". ca. 1927
Dimensions
  • Height: 40.3cm
  • Width: 27.7cm
Dimensions taken from departmental notes
Credit line
Given by Dr. T. W. Lumsden
Collection
Accession number
E.28-1997

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Record createdApril 1, 2003
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