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Studies for a Globe No. 77, by Stephen Farthing, 2005

Studies for a Globe No. 77

Stephen Farthing

2005

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Studies for a Globe No. 77 is a 2005 by Stephen Farthing, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Stephen Farthing
When & what style?
2005
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

The story of this work

Overview

Stephen Farthing’s *Studies for a Globe No. 77* (2005) presents an inverted outline of Australia rendered in pencil, with the continent’s northern region shaded in blue and its southern area in red wash. The work is part of the *40 Artists - 40 Drawings* series, acquired collectively in 2007. Farthing, a Royal Academician since 1998, studied at St Martin’s School of Art and the Royal College of Art before holding academic leadership roles, including Ruskin Master at Oxford and later positions in New York and London.

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About the artist

Artist

Stephen Farthing

Stephen Farthing’s drawings sit between careful measurement and wobbly line, tracing how shapes bend to make a three-dimensional world lie flat.

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