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Eileen Agar

Collage consisting of the lower legs of a statue cut out of a magazine or photograph and glued onto a painting of the head and torso of a man

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Created by
Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title
Collage consisting of the lower legs of a statue cut out of a magazine or photograph and glued onto a painting of the head and torso of a man
Date
Medium
Watercolour and printed paper on paper
Dimensions
82 × 80 mm
Format
Artwork - on paper, unique
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Bequeathed to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar, 1992.
Reference
TGA 9222/3/1/39
British Surrealism Surrealism

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  • Personal papers of and artworks by Eileen Agar TGA 9222 (239)
    • Artworks TGA 9222/3 (101)
      • Sketches, drawings and paintings TGA 9222/3/1 (35)
        • Collage consisting of the lower legs of a statue cut out of a magazine or photograph and glued onto a painting of the head and torso of a man TGA 9222/3/1/39
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