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- Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky 1906–1996
- Title
- Sketchbook 55
- Date
- c.1959
- Format
- Bound volume - sketchbook
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented by the Trustees of the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust, 2019
- Reference
- TGA 20204/1/1/55
Description
Mixed media including graphite, black chalk, coloured pencil and ink on paper, 275 × 202 mm
Sketchbook containing sketches in mixed media including black chalk, graphite, coloured pencil and ink. It shows sketches of figures in uniforms, sketches of peacocks, sketches of figures in traditional outfits and hats, a sketch of a Greek river god, studies for a dog. It also includes various studies of Henriette von Motesiczky's head, hands and of her sitting, it is likely that these studies were for "Henriette von Motesiczky", 1959, oil on canvas.
Archive context
- The remaining sketchbooks and sketches of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky TGA 20204 (365)
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- Sketchbooks and preparatory sketches of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky TGA 20204/1 (365)
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- Sketchbooks of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky TGA 20204/1/1 (30)
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- Sketchbook 55 TGA 20204/1/1/55