Cecil Collins

The Approach
Now On View

Maker

Cecil Collins (British, 1908–1989

Title

The Approach

Year

1939

Medium

Materials/Techniques

Techniques

Dimensions

Plate: 8.1 x 12.2 cm (3 3/16 x 4 13/16 inches)

Signature / Inscription / Marks

In plate, l.l.: Cecil Collins/1939. Below image in graphite, l.l.: Cecil Collins 1939 (name underlined); l.r. 1/4. Verso, in graphite along bottom: 1 The Approach (circled).

Identification

Edition

1/4

Credit / Object Number

Credit

Gift of D. Patrick Maley and Nancy B. Turck

Object Number

2021.19.13

Type

Exhibition History

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Tombstone

Cecil Collins (British, 1908–1989
b. in Plymouth, Devon, UK)
The Approach, 1939
Soft-ground etching on paper
Plate: 8.1 x 12.2 cm (3 3/16 x 4 13/16 inches)
Gift of D. Patrick Maley and Nancy B. Turck 2021.19.13

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