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Suburban Shrub I

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.213-1972.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleSuburban Shrub I
Materials and techniques
Colour lithograph on paper
Brief description
Ivor Abrahams: Suburban Shrub I. Colour lithograph, 1972
Physical description
Large, conical-shaped green bush filling approximately half the picture space but positioned slightly to the left and in deep shadow on the right side. Behind it, vaguely suggested grass in light green, distant shrubs and a light grey sky.
Dimensions
  • Sheet height: 84cm
  • Sheet width: 62cm
the size is an average between Circ. 213 and 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 255 museum discount
Historical context
at time of purchase 10 Clifford Street, London W1X IRB
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.213-1972.
Associated object
Bibliographic reference
Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1972
Collection
Accession number
CIRC.214-1972

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Record createdFebruary 22, 2008
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