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The Chess Players

Print
ca.1960-1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

A print depicting a stylised sketched image of a man and a woman at a chess table. The woman seems to be holding a baby in her arms. In the bottom right corner there is another figure A print depicting a stylised sketched image of a man and a woman at a chess table. The woman seems to be holding a baby in her arms. In the bottom right corner there is another figure who appears to be an angel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Chess Players (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Lithograph print on paper
Brief description
Print by Yehuda Bacon, 'The Chess Players', lithograph, printed by the Jerusalem Print Workshop, Israel, ca. 1960-70
Physical description
A print depicting a stylised sketched image of a man and a woman at a chess table. The woman seems to be holding a baby in her arms. In the bottom right corner there is another figure A print depicting a stylised sketched image of a man and a woman at a chess table. The woman seems to be holding a baby in her arms. In the bottom right corner there is another figure who appears to be an angel.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.8cm
  • Width: 24.9cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Copy number
2/45
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Bacon' (Signed in pencil)
  • (Signed in pencil in Hebrew)
  • '2/45' (Numbered in pencil)
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints, Drawings and Paintings Accession Register for 1990
Collection
Accession number
E.3096-1990

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Record createdFebruary 23, 2009
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