Walter Richard Sickert, 1860–1942, British, born in Germany
Title:
Sketch for Dieppe Sands
Date:
ca. 1919
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, pen and red ink, and graphite on medium, smooth, cream wove paper laid onto card
Dimensions:
Sheet: 7 5/8 x 10 3/4 inches (19.4 x 27.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "sky [rollover] | pale blue faint | silvery sea"; in brown ink, upper right: "red fringe on umbrella"; in brown ink and graphite, lower left: "shi[...]e in shadow cool local colours | in sun [con...] orange shines when ink marks main ground reddish" in brown ink, lower center: "woman cream skirt | white hat | dark blue [hamper] | [bags] arm"; in graphite, lower right: "50"; numerical notations throughout
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Joseph F. McCrindle, Yale LLB 1948