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Toy design - Music
Maker
Attributed to
(artist)
1891-1981
(artist)
1891-1981
Title
Toy design - Music
Date of Production
1914 - 1916
Medium
graphite and bodycolour (recto), graphite (verso - tracing some of the outlines from the recto) on wove paper
Dimensions
Height: 32 cm
Width: 20.4 cm
Width: 20.4 cm
Accession Number
D.1958.PD.77
Mode of Acquisition
Pamela Diamand, gift, 1958
Credit
The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)
Copyright
© Bodleian, Oxford
Location
Not currently on display
Keywords
Label Text
The strong colours and simple yet expressive composition of this toy design seem well-suited for production in wood, especially the striking saw-shaped accordion. The figure is secured to the base with one fixed leg, whilst the other is intended to be rotated and able to perform a number of different poses. The Omega Workshops stressed that their toys aimed to express the essence of a character rather than being a ‘literal imitation’ of its appearance.
Provenance
Roger Fry (1866-1934); by descent to his daughter Pamela Diamand; Pamela Diamand Gift 1958
Exhibition History
Post-Impressionist Living: The Omega Workshops, The Wolfson Gallery, Charleston, East Sussex, 14/09/2019-19/01/2020
Special Display - Works by Winifred Gill, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 22/05/2009-29/09/2009
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/1999-23/01/2000 ...More
El Grup de Bloomsbury, Sala d'Exposicions de la Caixa, Barcelona, 01/09/1986-01/10/1986
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 18/01/1984-18/03/1984 ...Less
Special Display - Works by Winifred Gill, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 22/05/2009-29/09/2009
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, The Courtauld Gallery, London, 15/10/1999-23/01/2000 ...More
El Grup de Bloomsbury, Sala d'Exposicions de la Caixa, Barcelona, 01/09/1986-01/10/1986
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 18/01/1984-18/03/1984 ...Less
Literature
The Omega Workshops 1913 to 1919, Crafts Council Gallery, London, 1984
cat. no. D42c
El Grup de Bloomsbury, Sala d'Exposicions de la Caixa, Barcelona, Spain, 1986
cat. no. 60
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999-2000
cat. no. 200 ...More
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, Courtauld Gallery, London, 2009
Appendix, no. 53
il. on p. 175 ...Less
cat. no. D42c
El Grup de Bloomsbury, Sala d'Exposicions de la Caixa, Barcelona, Spain, 1986
cat. no. 60
Art Made Modern - Roger Fry's Vision of Art, Courtauld Gallery, London, 1999-2000
cat. no. 200 ...More
Beyond Bloomsbury - Designs of the Omega Workshops 1913-19, Courtauld Gallery, London, 2009
Appendix, no. 53
il. on p. 175 ...Less
Inscriptions
Watermark: Watermark: Verso, centre: "The New / Smooth Ivory".
Inscription: Recto: lower right, red bodycolour, titled: “Music”. Verso: lower left, blue ink: “HHF. 263”.
Collector's mark: none.
Inscription: Recto: lower right, red bodycolour, titled: “Music”. Verso: lower left, blue ink: “HHF. 263”.
Collector's mark: none.
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