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Design

1978 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A coloured pencil and pastel illustration depicting three male figures smartly dressed in brown tweed suits. The figure to the left holds a monocle to his left eye; the central figure carries bincoulars and a rain mac; the figure to the right is largely obscured but holds binoculars to his eyes. 'Summit' is written above the three figures, and to the top-left of the image the central scene is reproduced in print, along with a stamped imitation postal mark reading 'Cue Shop London 1978'. The image is signed 'Hamza Arcan' along the left edge. The illustration is pasted on to a thick card mount.


Object details

Category
Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawn with pencil and pastel, logo drawn with ink, on paper and mounted on card.
Brief description
Advertising illustration for Cue Shop by Hamza Arcan, 1978
Physical description
A coloured pencil and pastel illustration depicting three male figures smartly dressed in brown tweed suits. The figure to the left holds a monocle to his left eye; the central figure carries bincoulars and a rain mac; the figure to the right is largely obscured but holds binoculars to his eyes. 'Summit' is written above the three figures, and to the top-left of the image the central scene is reproduced in print, along with a stamped imitation postal mark reading 'Cue Shop London 1978'. The image is signed 'Hamza Arcan' along the left edge. The illustration is pasted on to a thick card mount.
Dimensions
  • Card mount width: 55.5cm
  • Illustration width: 48.5cm
  • Card mount height: 81cm
  • Illustration height: 59cm
Style
Credit line
The gift of Hamza Arcan
Collection
Accession number
E.389-2012

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Record createdJune 25, 2012
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