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Keystone Print

Print
mid 20th century (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Print, colour woodcut depicting traffic in a street. Two trams pass one another at the centre of the scene, while two motor cars pass by on either side. In the centre foreground are two men dressed in uniform: one of them is sitting on the ground with a wheel around his neck; the other man is standing on the left, and both are looking towards the viewer. The trams behind them have men laying and standing on their roofs.

Object details

Category
Object type
TitleKeystone Print (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Colour woodcut
Brief description
Print entitled 'Keystone Print'. Artist's proof by Frank Martin, woodcut; published by the London Arts Group.
Physical description
Print, colour woodcut depicting traffic in a street. Two trams pass one another at the centre of the scene, while two motor cars pass by on either side. In the centre foreground are two men dressed in uniform: one of them is sitting on the ground with a wheel around his neck; the other man is standing on the left, and both are looking towards the viewer. The trams behind them have men laying and standing on their roofs.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.3cm
  • Width: 68.2cm
Dimensions taken from Victoria & Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967. London: HMSO, 1968.
Production typeArtist's proof
Marks and inscriptions
  • 'Keystone Print H.C.II' (Inscribed in pencil on lower left)
  • 'Frank Martin' (Signed in pencil)
Credit line
Given by London Graphic Art Associates
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Victoria and Albert Museum Department of Prints and Drawings and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1967 . London: HMSO, 1968.
Collection
Accession number
E.5-1967

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Record createdJune 30, 2009
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