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- Keith Vaughan 1912–1977
- Title
- Four drawings of people and one drawing of a beach
- Date
- [1939–45]
- Medium
- Graphite on paper
- Dimensions
- 270 x 370 mm
- Format
- Artwork - on paper, unique
- Collection
- Tate Archive
- Acquisition
- Purchased by the archive from Thos. Agnew and Sons Ltd in November 1990
- Reference
- TGA 9013/1/17
Description
The drawings are:
1. A man sat at a table with his chin on his arm with a woman stood next to him holding a light;
2. A beach landscape with a small hut;
3. A man sat looking out of a window with his chin on his arm;
4. Two figures, one stood up, one sat down at a table with a large bowl on it;
5. Two seated figures having a conversation
There is also a square with a line through it on the page.
Archive context
- Sketches & drawings, advertising work, sketchbook and one gouache by Keith Vaughan TGA 9013 (148)
- Loose drawings and sketches TGA 9013/1 (127)
- Four drawings of people and one drawing of a beach TGA 9013/1/17
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