Paul Nash, recipient: Eileen Agar

‘A collage for Eileen’

[1935–46]

Eileen Agar, ‘Page 1’ [1935–46] — Image released under Creative Commons CC-BY-NC-ND (3.0 Unported)

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Created by: Paul Nash 1889–1946
Recipient: Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title: ‘A collage for Eileen’
Date: [1935–46]
Description: Consisting of a photograph of a snake glued to the outside [same as in TGA 8712/2/4] and inside a desiccated leaf with a photograph of a naked male statue glued to it. Labelled 'd' by Eileen Agar.
Format: Artwork - on paper, unique
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar, August 1987.
Reference: TGA 8712/2/5

Art informel British Surrealism British War Art Pittura metafisica (metaphysical art) Post-impressionism Surrealism Tachisme Unit One

Archive context

Correspondence and small art works from Paul Nash and general correspondence to Eileen Agar TGA 8712 (64)

Small works and messages by Paul Nash TGA 8712/2 (9)

'A collage for Eileen' TGA 8712/2/5

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