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The Potato Diggers

Print
1926 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Woodcut print depicting three figures, one is standing with their hands on their hips, in the foreground and the other two are working in the background, signed by the artist.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Potato Diggers (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Woodcut print on paper
Brief description
Woodcut by Arthur Gaskin entitled 'The Potato Diggers'. Great Britain, 1926.
Physical description
Woodcut print depicting three figures, one is standing with their hands on their hips, in the foreground and the other two are working in the background, signed by the artist.
Dimensions
  • Width: 101.6mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1927)
  • Length: 95.25mm (Note: Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1927)
Marks and inscriptions
'The Potato Diggers / Arthur J. Gaskin, 1926' (Handwritten in pencil, below the print.)
Credit line
Given by the Artist
Subject depicted
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1927
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.310-1927

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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