Eileen Agar

Photograph of a statue of a horse (one of the horses of St Mark)

September 1949

Eileen Agar, ‘Photograph of a statue of a horse (one of the horses of St Mark)’ September 1949 — © Tate

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Created by: Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title: Photograph of a statue of a horse (one of the horses of St Mark)
Date: September 1949
Medium: Modern copy print
Dimensions: 96 x 91 mm
Description: Taken in Venice.
Format: Photograph - print
Collection: Tate Archive
Acquisition: Presented to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar in 1989 and transferred from the photograph collection in 2012.
Reference: TGA 8927/14/39

British Surrealism Surrealism

Archive context

Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar TGA 8927 (953)

Photographs of sculpture, wall paintings and mosaics TGA 8927/14 (59)

Photograph of a statue of a horse (one of the horses of St Mark) TGA 8927/14/39

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