Current Location: Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery
Catalog Number: 263'04
Archival History: Fairfax Murray; Birmingham City Museum and Art Gallery
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
According to Surtees, “The head with beard, drawn twice in profile
to left on a sheet of writing paper belonging to Murray Marks, who was
present when the drawing was made with the aid of a ‘camera
lucida’. On the reverse, sketch of another head (pen and
ink)” (Surtees,
A
Catalogue Raisonné
, vol. 1, 165 (no. 317)).
Scholarly Commentary
Introduction
According to Surtees, “The head with beard, drawn twice in profile to left on a sheet of writing paper belonging to Murray Marks, who was present when the drawing was made with the aid of a ‘camera lucida’. On the reverse, sketch of another head (pen and ink)” (Surtees, A Catalogue Raisonné , vol. 1, 165 (no. 317)).
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