Adam and Eve (1917)

(John Erik) Hugo Gehlin

woodcut on oriental paper

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Photo credit: Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

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Oriental paper

Physical Object Description:

Adam and Eve standing on either side of the tree, Eve raising her arms to the serpent. Signed, dated and annotated: "No.19/30 HandTryck".

Technique:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

15.4 x 13.3 cm

Accession Number:

1926,0313.153

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1926

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by Campbell Dodgson (1867-1948) for the Contemporary Art Society, with its Prints and Drawings Fund, 1919-26; presented to the Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1926

Relationship:

Campbell Dodgson Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Subject:

Biblical, Old Testament

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(John Erik) Hugo Gehlin

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