England looks to the future (1941)

George Buday

wood engraving, on oriental paper

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

Photo credit: The Trustees of the British Museum

Classification:

Materials:

Oriental paper

Physical Object Description:

Head and shoulders of woman being taken by hand, sea and cliffs behind. 1941 Wood-engraving, on oriental paper. Signed, dated, titled, numbered 2/20 and annotated: "LONDON".

Technique:

Wood-engraving

Dimensions:

30.5 x 20.2 cm

Accession Number:

1945,1208.204

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1941

Scheme:

Prints and Drawings Fund (1919 - 1954)

Ownership history:

Purchased by the Contemporary Art Society, 1941; presented to Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London, 1945

Relationship:

Prints and Drawings Department, British Museum, London

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