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Forty one sketches, prints and one unfinished oil painting by Dorothy Brett
Forty one sketches and prints by Dorothy Brett
Sketch of three figures in front of a house

The Hon. Dorothy Brett

Sketch of three figures in front of a house

1921

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Created by: The Hon. Dorothy Brett 1883–1977
Title: Sketch of three figures in front of a house
Date: 1921
Medium: Graphite, crayong and watercolour on paper
Dimensions: 356 × 255 mm
Description: Drawing in charcoal and ink of three ghostly figures, two adults and a child, standing in front of a house. Beneath the drawing is inscribed 'Having their photo took, bank holiday, Hampstead'. Signed and dated at the bottom right of the drawing.
Format: Artwork - on paper, print
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Purchased from Alan Cowie, London, 2017
Reference: TGA 20188/1/15

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Forty one sketches, prints and one unfinished oil painting by Dorothy Brett TGA 20188 (41)
- Forty one sketches and prints by Dorothy Brett TGA 20188/1 (41)
- - Sketch of three figures in front of a house TGA 20188/1/15