Cygnet

1934

Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe

Associated Names
Charles Frederick Tunnicliffe

Artist, British, 1901 - 1979

This is a drawing of a duck nestled in foliage. The artwork features a resting duck surrounded by detailed feather patterns and lush foliage. The use of hatching and cross-hatching techniques brings texture to the feathers and leaves. The composition shows the duck comfortably situated among the foliage.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    wood engraving in black on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Corcoran Collection (Bequest of Frank B. Bristow)

  • Dimensions

    image: 16.83 × 34.77 cm (6 5/8 × 13 11/16 in.)
    sheet: 28.42 × 40.01 cm (11 3/16 × 15 3/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2015.19.1443

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Meyrick and Heuser 2017, no. 121

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Frank B. Bristow, Falls Church, Virginia; Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1968; acquired 2015 by the National Gallery of Art

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1979

  • British Prints from the Bristow Collection, Corcoran Gallery of Art, Washington, DC, 1979

Bibliography

2017

  • Meyrick, Robert, and Harry Heuser. Charles Tunnicliffe, Prints: A Catalogue Raisonné. London: Royal Academy of Arts, 2017, p. 132, no. 121.

Inscriptions

lower left in graphite: 8/50; lower right in graphite: C. F. Tunnicliffe; lower right edge in graphite by unknown hand: Cygnet.; lower right corner in graphite by unknown hand: 0108

Markings

stamped center left verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]; stamped lower right verso in black ink: F.B.B. [circled]

Wikidata ID

Q77008847

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