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Penny Black

Screenprint
1974 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Colour screenprint showing a woman from the waist up in her underwear, with the words 'Penny Black' on the bottom of the image.

Object details

Category
Object type
Titles
  • Penny Black (assigned by artist)
  • The Wrestler's Suite (series title)
Materials and techniques
colour screenprint
Brief description
'Penny Black' by Peter Blake, colour screenprint, British, 1974
Physical description
Colour screenprint showing a woman from the waist up in her underwear, with the words 'Penny Black' on the bottom of the image.
Dimensions
  • Approx. height: 46cm
  • Width: 29.8cm
Copy number
101/125
Marks and inscriptions
Penny Black Signed in pencil: Peter Blake Numbered 101/125
Credit line
Acquired from The Waddington Galleries, London in 1974.
Production
From a set of 5 plates titled 'The Wrestlers Suite'. This suite are all derived from watercolours of the same titles.
Subject depicted
Associated objects
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1974
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.358-1974

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Record createdOctober 15, 2004
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