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Eileen Agar

Collage of a head in profile formed by cutting a shape out of black paper and pasting it over patterned paper

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Created by
Eileen Agar 1899–1991
Title
Collage of a head in profile formed by cutting a shape out of black paper and pasting it over patterned paper
Date
Medium
Printed paper
Dimensions
216 × 157 mm
Format
Artwork - on paper, unique
Collection
Tate Archive
Acquisition
Bequeathed to Tate Archive by Eileen Agar, 1992.
Reference
TGA 9222/3/1/38
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 of a head in profile formed by cutting a shape out of black paper and pasting it over patterned paper TGA 9222/3/1/38
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