Bird figures
Drawing
1909 (drawn)
1909 (drawn)
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Bird figures; two headed bird hovering over three nude figures. One is winged and is a stylised self-portrait.
Pencil on paper. Signed and dated "AOS '09".
Pencil on paper. Signed and dated "AOS '09".
Object details
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Title | Bird figures (popular title) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil on paper |
Brief description | Drawing by Austin Osman Spare (1886-1956) depicting bird figures. Great Britain, 1909. |
Physical description | Bird figures; two headed bird hovering over three nude figures. One is winged and is a stylised self-portrait. Pencil on paper. Signed and dated "AOS '09". |
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Credit line | Given by Dr T. W. Lumsden |
Object history | The standing winged figure is a stylised self portrait of the artist and the work is reminiscent of the illustrations in Spare's 'The Book of Pleasure', 1913. |
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Accession number | E.29-1997 |
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Record created | April 1, 2003 |
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