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Drawing for Chapter 6 of Ezra from the Old Testament, by Cecil Collins, 1968

Drawing for Chapter 6 of Ezra from the Old Testament

Cecil Collins

1968

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

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Overview

Drawing for Chapter 6 of Ezra from the Old Testament is a 1968 by Cecil Collins, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Cecil Collins
When & what style?
1968
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This drawing is one of twelve illustrations Collins made for the Oxford edition of Ezra from the Old Testament. It’s a pencil work from 1968, kept at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Collins studied at Plymouth School of Art and later the Royal College of Art in London. In the 1930s he saw work by Picasso and Klee, and in 1936 he joined the International Surrealist Exhibition in London. Check out Cecil Collins next.

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