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- Marie-Louise Von Motesiczky 1906–1996
- Title
- Sketchbook 60
- Date
- c.1942
- Format
- Bound volume - sketchbook
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented by the Trustees of the Marie-Louise von Motesiczky Charitable Trust, 2019
- Reference
- TGA 20204/1/1/60
Description
Mixed media including charcoal, graphite, ink, pastel and brush and ink on paper, 342 × 232 mm
Sketchbook containing sketches in mixed media including charcoal, graphite, pastel, ink and brush with ink. It includes sketches of still lifes, sketches of abstracted shapes ressembling landscapes, sketches of animals including pigs and cows, sketches of figures, sometimes interacting together, often set within frames, sketches of figures wearing headpieces or headscarfs and studies of a flower. It also includes some studies of Marie-Louise von Motesiczky's self-portrait, probably preparotory for her painting 'Self-portrait in Green', 1942. As well as a draft letter or a journal entry in Marie-Louise's hand discussing the relationship between a mentor and a pupil.
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 60 TGA 20204/1/1/60