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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.90.55
People
Walter Sickert, British (Munich, Germany 1860 - 1942 Bathampton, Somerset, England)
Frame by Walfred Thulin (1878 - 1949)
Title
Femme de Lettres
Other Titles
Alternate Title: Literary Lady
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1911-1912
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/54943

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching and engraving
Dimensions
plate: 15 x 17.7 cm (5 7/8 x 6 15/16 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: plate, l.l., below borderline: Inscribed on plate, at l.l., below borderline, in italics: "Sickert del et sc"
  • inscription: plate, center, below borderline: Lettered on plate, at center below borderline, in open capitals: "FEMME DE LETTRES", and below, in italics: "Published by Carfax & Co. 24, Bury Street, St. James's"
  • inscription: u.r. corner of sheet, graphite: 18098
  • inscription: l.r. corner of sheet, graphite: A63760; and to the right, very faintly in ink: 50
  • inscription: l.l. corner of sheet, graphite: very faint, in ink: 5875
  • (not assigned): From removed backing board: The Fine Art Society PLC / 148 New Bond Street London W1S 2JT / June 2001 18098 x Walter Richard Sickert RA / 1860-1942 / Femme de Lettres 1911/12 / Reference: Bromberg 149 / Exhibited: London, The Fine Art Society, Walter Sickert, 2000 (17)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[The Fine Art Society PLC London December 4 2002]; Patricia Cornwell; Harvard Art Museum

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
vi/VII
Standard Reference Number
Br. 149, vi/VII

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, Gift of Patricia Cornwell
Copyright
© Estate of Walter Richard Sickert / Artists Rights Society (ARS), New York
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.90.55
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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