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Graham Sutherland OM

Sketchbook 7

1943

Two studies of an exotic bird

Created by
Graham Sutherland OM 1903–1980
Date
1943
Medium
Chalk on paper
Dimensions
415 × 255 mm
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© The estate of Graham Sutherland

Image released under Creative Commons CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 DEED

Created by
Graham Sutherland OM 1903–1980
Title
Sketchbook 7
Date
1943
Description
This is just a single sheet torn from a large sketchbook as there are tears and holes along one of the edges. Both sides have drawings of birds, apparently lyre birds, presumably made as further studies for the cover of May 1943 issue of 'Poetry London'.
Format
Artwork - on paper, unique
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Presented by Mrs Kathleen Sutherland, the artist's widow, in 1981.
Reference
TGA 812/7
Neo-Romanticism British War Art

Archive context

  • Collection of forty sketchbooks and fragments of sketchbooks TGA 812 (40)
    • Sketchbook 7 TGA 812/7
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