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Suburban Shrub II

Print
1972 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ivor Abrahams trained as a sculptor but he also works in other media, including print. His subject matter, which includes natural history, portraits and seascapes, is often drawn from the suburban garden, bringing together nature and artifice in a series of images which are both kitsch and sinister, familiar and surreal. His images are often adapted from illustrations in gardening magazines and his working method often relies on processes of photography and collage, through which he re-configures the original images and then overpaints before transferring the image to the printing plate or screen. This print is a pair with Circ. 214-1972.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSuburban Shrub II
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph on paper
Brief description
Ivor Abrahams: Suburban Shrub II. Colour lithograph 1972
Physical description
Large, conical-shaped green bush filling approximated half of the total picture space but positioned slightly to the left and in deep shadow on the left side. Behind, vaguely suggested grass in dark green, with distant shrubs and a dark grey sky.
Dimensions
  • Average size of sheet height: 84cm
  • Sheet width: 62cm
the sheet size is averaged between Circ. 213 and Circ. 214-1972
Production typeLimited edition
Copy number
21/30
Marks and inscriptions
Ivor Abrahams 72 (signed and dated in pencil)
Object history
Circ 213 and 214- 1972 were purchased together, for the sum of £240 less 25% discount
Summary
Ivor Abrahams trained as a sculptor but he also works in other media, including print. His subject matter, which includes natural history, portraits and seascapes, is often drawn from the suburban garden, bringing together nature and artifice in a series of images which are both kitsch and sinister, familiar and surreal. His images are often adapted from illustrations in gardening magazines and his working method often relies on processes of photography and collage, through which he re-configures the original images and then overpaints before transferring the image to the printing plate or screen. This print is a pair with Circ. 214-1972.
Associated object
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.213-1972

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Record createdFebruary 22, 2008
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