Girl with Violin (1929)

Clara Esther Klinghoffer

pen and grey-blue ink, with grey-blue wash on blue paper

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Photo credit: The Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

Drawing and Watercolour

Materials:

Pen and ink, Wash, Blue paper, Pen and blue ink

Physical Object Description:

Girl and violin; whole-length, sitting turned slightly to left, head turned downwards and holding violin with both hands on her lap. 1929 Pen and grey-blue ink, with grey-blue wash, on blue paper Verso: Girl and violin; whole-length, turned and looking to front, sitting in an armchair, and holding with both hands a violin resting on her lap Pen and grey-blue ink, with grey-blue wash. Signed and dated: "C. Klinghoffer/Feb. 29." and inscribed with notes Verso inscribed: "the/tuning violin" and inscribed with notes.

Dimensions:

38.1 x 25 cm

Accession Number:

1945,1208.40

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1945

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by A.M. Hind (1880-1957) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1940; presented to the British Museum, 1945

Relationship:

Arthur Mayger 'A. M.' Hind Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Subject:

Girls, Violin

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