'Tree Shells', Ian Hamilton Finlay | Tate

Artwork details

Artist

Ian Hamilton Finlay (1925‑2006)

Title

Tree Shells

Date 1975

MediumScreenprint on ceramic tile

Dimensionsunconfirmed: 153 x 153 mm

Collection

Tate

Acquisition Purchased 1981

Reference

P07467

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Catalogue entry

P07467 [from] TREESHELLS 1975 [P07465-P07468; complete]

Not inscribed
Four ceramic tiles with screenprinting, published by the Wild Hawthorn Press, Each 6×6 (15.3×15.3)
Purchased from Coracle Press (Grant-in-Aid) 1981

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Published in:
The Tate Gallery 1980-82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions, London 1984

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