Aurora borealis (1937)

Aukusti Tuhka

woodcut on paper

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Photo credit: The Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

Physical Object Description:

Two reindeer-drawn sledges, each with a single figure, move across a desolate snow-clad landscape. 1937 Woodcut. Signed and dated.

Technique:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

30.2 x 34.6 cm

Accession Number:

1939,0730.86

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1939

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society, 1938; presented to the Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1939

Relationship:

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

Subject:

Northern Lights, Winter, Snow

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