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The Pst!

Drawing
1920s (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Fantastic creature showing a figure half-human and half-animal bounding along the edge of a cliff by the light of the moon

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThe Pst! (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Indian ink
Brief description
Sidney Sime, 'The Pst!', illustration to 'Bogey Beasts', 1920s.
Physical description
Fantastic creature showing a figure half-human and half-animal bounding along the edge of a cliff by the light of the moon
Dimensions
  • Height: 228mm
  • Width: 167mm
Dimensions from catalogue: 9 x 6 ½ inches Pasted to board:266 x 198 mm.
Style
Production typeUnique
Marks and inscriptions
  • Signed: S H Sime
  • Inscribed in pencil on the original mount with title
Credit line
Bequeathed by H H Harrod, 1948.
Object history
Illustration to 'Bogey Beasts, published 1923.
Associated object
E.1374-1948 (Series)
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design, and Department of Paintings, Accessions: 1948, Volume II, Henry Herbert Harrod Bequest, London: His Majesty's Stationery Office, 1957
Collection
Accession number
E.1373-1948

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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