Ithell Colquhoun

Unbound booklet titled ‘Bonsoir’

1939

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Created by: Ithell Colquhoun 1906–1988
Title: Unbound booklet titled ‘Bonsoir’
Date: 1939
Description: The booklet was in a packet labelled 'Surrealism Film: BONSOIR by IC 1939'. Glued to each page is a single image cut out from a magazine. A few of these images are collages; all but one are black & white. The images include lipsticks, bottles of spirits, watches, people, cityscapes (at night), interiors, a hand holding a dagger, and cats.
Format: Artwork - on paper, unique
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Bequeathed by Ithell Colquhoun to the Tate Archive
Reference: TGA 929/6/1

British Surrealism Surrealism Artists’ International Association

Archive context

Papers of Ithell Colquhoun (1906-1988) TGA 929 (215)
- Surrealism TGA 929/6 (15)
- - Unbound booklet titled ‘Bonsoir’ TGA 929/6/1