Charles Murray

1925

Robert Austin

Associated Names
Robert Austin

Artist, British, 1895 - 1973

Twenty-One Gallery

Publisher

The image shows a person from the upper body to the feet, seated on a chair and playing a violin. The individual is positioned sideways to the viewer, with one hand holding the bow and the other pressing on the strings. The person's head is turned slightly downward, partially obscured by their hair, styled in a medium length and combed to the side. They are dressed in a suit jacket and pants. The surroundings include a chair, a music stand holding sheet music, suggesting a music practice or performance environment. The background is simple, focusing on the person's actions as the central element of the image.
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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    etching in black

  • Credit Line

    Rosenwald Collection

  • Dimensions

    plate: 13.34 × 11.11 cm (5 1/4 × 4 3/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1943.3.1023

  • Catalogue Raisonné

    Fine Art Society 2001, no. 55, ii/ii


Artwork history & notes

Bibliography

1930

  • Dodgson, Campbell. A Catalogue of Etchings and Engravings by Robert Austin, R.E., 1913-1929. London: Twenty-One Gallery, 1930, no. 55, ii/ii.

2001

  • Drawings and Prints by Robert Sargent Austin, with a Complete Catalog of His Prints. London: Fine Art Society, 2001, no. 55.

Inscriptions

upper center in plate Austin 1925; lower center in graphite; Robert Austin 1925

Wikidata ID

Q64961316

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