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DrawingsBritish20th century

Improvisations for R.D.

1959

Artists

Alan DavieArtist

Classification

Drawings

Medium

Oil on white paper

Culture

British

Century

20th century

Division

Modern and Contemporary Art

Department

Department of Drawings

Dimensions

42.2 x 53.5 cm (16 5/8 x 21 1/16 in.)

Provenance

[Gimpel Fils Gallery Ltd., London], sold; to Stanley Marcus, Dallas, Texas, 1966, gift; to Fogg Art Museum, 1981.

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