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- Keith Vaughan 1912–1977
- Title
- Drawing of a man reaching out for something
- Date
- [1939–45]
- Medium
- Graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 205 × 165 mm
- Description
- The drawing is of a man reaching out his arm for something against a wall or bank. There is also a small sketch of the same image above the drawing which has been folded over.
- Format
- Artwork - on paper, unique
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Purchased by the archive from Thos. Agnew and Sons Ltd in November 1990
- Reference
- TGA 9013/1/15
Archive context
- Sketches & drawings, advertising work, sketchbook and one gouache by Keith Vaughan TGA 9013 (148)
- Loose drawings and sketches TGA 9013/1 (127)
- Drawing of a man reaching out for something TGA 9013/1/15
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