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Head of an Old Man (1930s)

Mervyn Laurence Peake

oil on canvas

Nottingham City Museums & Galleries

Head of an Old Man (1930s)

Details

Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Oil, Canvas

Physical Object Description:

Portrait of old man looking half man half beast

Dimensions:

34.3 x 25.4 cm

Accession Number:

NCM 1949-171

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1949

Scheme:

Gift

Ownership history:

Adams Gallery, London; purchased by Sir Edward Marsh (1872-1953); by whom gifted to the Contemporary Art Society, 1947; presented to Nottingham Castle Museum & Art Gallery, 1949

Relationship:

The Adams Gallery, London Nottingham City Museums & Galleries Edward 'Eddie' Howard Marsh

Subject:

Portraits

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Mervyn Laurence Peake
Head of an Old Man (1930s)

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