Sketch-book
Sketch-Book
first half of 20th century (made)
first half of 20th century (made)
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A sketch-book consisting of nine sheets of white wove paper mounted in a volume.
Contents: (1) Woman in Russian costume with a flowered shawl and apron. (2) Two stylised figures with wide shoulders. (3) Woman in oriental costume with a veil. (4) Oriental figure with moustache. (5) Costume of a Russian peasant woman. (6) Stylised figure of a woman. (7) Stylised figure of a woman. (8) Man and a woman in 19th-century dress. (9) Stylised figure of a man in 17th-century dress.
Black chalks except (1) amd (2) which are in pencil.
Contents: (1) Woman in Russian costume with a flowered shawl and apron. (2) Two stylised figures with wide shoulders. (3) Woman in oriental costume with a veil. (4) Oriental figure with moustache. (5) Costume of a Russian peasant woman. (6) Stylised figure of a woman. (7) Stylised figure of a woman. (8) Man and a woman in 19th-century dress. (9) Stylised figure of a man in 17th-century dress.
Black chalks except (1) amd (2) which are in pencil.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Sketch-book (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | black chalks and pencil |
| Brief description | Sketch-book by Mikhail Larionov; first half of 20th-century. |
| Physical description | A sketch-book consisting of nine sheets of white wove paper mounted in a volume. Contents: (1) Woman in Russian costume with a flowered shawl and apron. (2) Two stylised figures with wide shoulders. (3) Woman in oriental costume with a veil. (4) Oriental figure with moustache. (5) Costume of a Russian peasant woman. (6) Stylised figure of a woman. (7) Stylised figure of a woman. (8) Man and a woman in 19th-century dress. (9) Stylised figure of a man in 17th-century dress. Black chalks except (1) amd (2) which are in pencil. |
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| Production type | Unique |
| Marks and inscriptions | (Signed with a monogram in Russian.)
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| Object history | Purchased from the artist in 1961. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Salmina-Haskell, L., Catalogue of Russian Drawings, London: V & A, 1972, pp. 40-41, cat. 153.
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.883-1961 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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