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- Josef Herman 1911–2000
- Title
- Sketch of ‘Scrubbing the Floor’
- Date
- [c.1935]
- Medium
- Ink on paper
- Dimensions
- 198 x 252 mm
- Description
- Inscribed on reverse 'There exists another version in the Manchester City Art Gallery'.
- Format
- Artwork - on paper, unique
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Presented to the Archive by Josef Herman, March 1983.
- Reference
- TGA 835/144
Archive context
- One hundred and fifty nine drawings and watercolours by Josef Herman TGA 835 (159)
- Sketch of 'Scrubbing the Floor' TGA 835/144
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