Flowering cactus (1927)

Martin Erich Philipp

colour woodcut, printed predominantly in red, green and grey

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Photo credit: Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

Physical Object Description:

Potted cactus and succulent with pot wrapped in newspaper. 1927 Colour woodcut, printed predominantly in red, green and grey. Signed and dated on block in image. Signed and dated.

Technique:

Woodcut

Dimensions:

45.6 x 30.7 cm

Accession Number:

1933,0408.123

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1933

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society, 1931; presented to the Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1933

Relationship:

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Subject:

Plants

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