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Keith Vaughan

Two drawings of figures on beaches

1953

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Created by
Keith Vaughan 1912–1977
Title
Two drawings of figures on beaches
Date
1953
Medium
Graphite on paper
Dimensions
280 × 205 mm
Description
The drawings are:
1.Four figures on a beach with a boat and cliffs. Inscribed 'keep high key surface'.
2.Three figures on a heavily shaded beach. Inscribed 'network of dark lines'.
Dated in the bottom right hand corner, 1953.
Format
Artwork - on paper, unique
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Purchased by the archive from Thos. Agnew and Sons Ltd in November 1990
Reference
TGA 9013/1/88
Post-Impressionism Neo-Romanticism

Archive context

  • Sketches & drawings, advertising work, sketchbook and one gouache by Keith Vaughan TGA 9013 (148)
    • Loose drawings and sketches TGA 9013/1 (127)
      • Two drawings of figures on beaches TGA 9013/1/88
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