Eileen Agar

Photograph of a Roman floor

[1949]

Eileen Agar, ‘Photograph of a Roman floor’ [1949] — © Tate

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Created by: Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title: Photograph of a Roman floor
Date: [1949]
Medium: Modern copy print
Dimensions: 101 × 92 mm
Description: Possibly taken in Italy.
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 8927/4/40

British Surrealism Surrealism

Archive context

Photograph collection belonging to Eileen Agar TGA 8927 (953)

Photographs of composed subjects TGA 8927/4 (61)

Photograph of a Roman floor TGA 8927/4/40

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