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Print Collection, by Carol Walklin, 1988

Print Collection

Carol Walklin

1988

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Dominant colour

Overview

Print Collection is a 1988 by Carol Walklin, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
Carol Walklin
When & what style?
1988
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

The Print Collection is a work by Carol Walklin. It's a print from 1988. This print is based on a portrait of Maggie Smith as Lettice in Lettice and Lovage. The portrait is from her performance at the Globe Theatre in 1987. You can learn more about the techniques used in prints like this one by looking up the technique of sfumato.

The story of this work

Overview

A 1988 print by Carol Walklin portrays Maggie Smith in her role as Lettice in *Lettice and Lovage*, staged at the Globe Theatre the previous year. The portrait employs red, black, and mustard inks to capture the figure.

Read the full account in the museum source.

About the artist

Artist

Carol Walklin

Carol Walkin had a habit of printing on the train, rolling up proofs in her coat sleeve and pulling them out on station platforms.

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