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Matriarchy

Print
ca. 1931 (made)
Artist/Maker
Power, Cyril Edward (maker)
Place of origin
Great Britain (made)

A lino-cut printed in blue on tissue paper depicting an abstract composition showing stylised male and female forms. The elements in the upper and lower halves of the image are presented as an upside down reversed mirror image of each other. In the upper half it is the impression of the ink on the tissue paper that forms the abstract male and female forms whilst in the lower half the impression of the ink creates the space around the forms.


Object details

Categories
Prints
Gender and Sexuality
Object type
Print
TitleMatriarchy (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lino-cut printed in blue on tissue paper
Tissue Paper
Printing Ink
Lino-Cut
Brief description
Print by Cyril Edward Power, 'Matriarchy', lino-cut printed in blue on tissue paper, Great Britain, ca. 1931
Physical description
A lino-cut printed in blue on tissue paper depicting an abstract composition showing stylised male and female forms. The elements in the upper and lower halves of the image are presented as an upside down reversed mirror image of each other. In the upper half it is the impression of the ink on the tissue paper that forms the abstract male and female forms whilst in the lower half the impression of the ink creates the space around the forms.
Dimensions
  • Height: 30.3cm
  • Width: 39.4cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Copy number
6/50
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'C. E. P.' (Signed in pencil with artist's initials)
  • 'Cyril E. Power' (Signed in pencil)
  • (Inscribed with title twice)
  • '6/50' (Numbered twice)
Subjects depicted
Men
Women
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
E.1956-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O190903/matriarchy-print-power-cyril-edward/
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