Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Eliot Hodgkin, 1905–1987, British
Title:
Mural Design for The Manor House
Date:
1947
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 46 × 16 3/4 inches (116.8 × 42.5 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in green ink, lower left: "Mural Decoration for Mrs. Cecil M. Wills"; in graphite, lower left: "Major Wills | The Manor House Farm St, W. | Scheme of Mural Decoration | by Eliot Hodgkin 23 Jubilee Place, SW3"; inscribed extensively in graphite with numbers delineating sections and measurements; inscribed on verso in green ink, upper left: "Now open | here"; in graphite, center left: "Howell | Foreman Park"; lower left: "O'Dell"; in green ink, upper right: "Open Here | Please"; in graphite, lower right: "35 Mi Walk"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Estate of Brian Sewell
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B2016.36.21
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
arches | columns | windows | interior | landscape | balloons | architectural subject
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:73741