Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Sir David Low, 1891–1963, New Zealand
Title:
The Great Wall of China
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, blue chalk, black wash, and graphite on medium, slightly textured, beige wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 15/16 × 21 inches (35.4 × 53.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in brush and black ink, upper center: "(GENEVA) | UNANIMOUS VOTE ON MANCHURIA | BRITIAIN FRANCE ITALY| GERMANY SPAIN BELGIUM | POLAND NORWAY TURKEY". inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower right: " WOW! | BANDITS!!"; inscribed in pen, with black ink, lower center: "THE GREAT WALL OF CHINA."; inscribed in blue chalk, verso, lower right: "2[7]-2-33 | 907"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles and E. Jennifer Monaghan
Copyright Status:
© Estate of the Artist
Accession Number:
B1980.16.3
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
caricature | historical subject | World War 1939-1945
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9667