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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.90.39
People
Walter Sickert, British (Munich, Germany 1860 - 1942 Bathampton, Somerset, England)
Title
Attack and Defence
Classification
Prints
Work Type
print
Date
c. 1911
Culture
British
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/55194

Physical Descriptions

Technique
Etching and drypoint
Dimensions
plate: 30.1 x 22.2 cm (11 7/8 x 8 3/4 in.)
Inscriptions and Marks
  • inscription: plate, l.r., above borderline, etching, in artist's hand: Etched in plate, at l.r. above borderline, in cursive script: "Sickert"
  • inscription: bottom center of sheet, below platemark, graphite: Inscribed in graphite, below platemark, in cursive script: "A Weak Defence (large plate)" and "Before plate was reduced"
  • inscription: bottom edge of sheet, graphite: inscribed along bottom edge of sheet: the numbers '23' and 'F4', both circled; "9602 D UH 279R"; and "BROM 146 1/1"
  • inscription: u.r. corner of sheet, graphite: 20206
  • label: from removed backing board: The Fine Art Society PLC / 148 New Bond Street London W1S 2JT / December 2002 20206 / Walter Richard Sickert RA / 1860-1942 / Attack & Defence, circa 1911 / Etching and drypoint, printed in black ink on wove paper, one of only four proofs known / Reference: Bromberg 146, this impression cited

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
[Clive Farahar & Sophie Dupre, Cale Wiltshire, 26 July 2005]; Patricia Cornwell; Harvard Art Museum

State, Edition, Standard Reference Number

State
i/i
Standard Reference Number
Br. 146

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
2009.90.39
Division
European and American Art
Contact
am_europeanamerican@harvard.edu
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