Image: IWM (Art.IWM ART LD 5862)

Object Details

Category
Art
Related period
1945-1989 (production), 1945-1989 (content)
Creator
Knight, Laura
Production date
1946-02-07
Materials

medium: pastel

Dimensions

Frame: Depth 35 mm., Height 658 mm., Width 860 mm.

Support: Height 393 mm., Width 571 mm.

Catalogue number
Art.IWM ART LD 5862

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