Dark Lake
Print
1922 (printed), 1922 (published)
1922 (printed), 1922 (published)
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| Place of origin |
Wood engraving on paper depicting a female nude wading in a lake. The lake is overhung by trees and high grasses obscure the shore in the right foreground.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Dark Lake (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | wood engraving on blue-toned paper |
| Brief description | 'Dark Lake', book illustration by Paul Nash (1889-1946), 1922. |
| Physical description | Wood engraving on paper depicting a female nude wading in a lake. The lake is overhung by trees and high grasses obscure the shore in the right foreground. |
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| Production type | Limited edition |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed by the artist with the title and 'proof for Denis'. Signed in Pencil 'Paul Nash'. |
| Credit line | Given by Mrs Margaret Nash, widow of the Artist |
| Object history | This print is plate four of seven by Paul Nash for the book Places, London: William Heinemann Ltd. 1922. 22p, ill. The book was published in two editions in December 1922. An initial edition of 50 was produced directly from the wood blocks and a further edition of 210 copies was reproduced from impressions of the wood blocks. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Clear Skies and Storm Clouds. Visions of Buckinghamshire between the Wars Buckinghamshire County Museum exhibition leaflet. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.4775-1960 |
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| Record created | October 18, 2006 |
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