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1981

  • Work on this object began.

1984

  • We acquired this object.

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Drawing, Wine Ceremonies of the World: France: Annual Festival of Welcome to Italian Wines

This is a Drawing. It was created by Ronald Searle. It is dated 1981 and we acquired it in 1984. Its medium is pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, opaque watercolor, color crayons, graphite on heavy wove paper. It is a part of the Drawings, Prints, and Graphic Design department.

This object was donated by John Goelet. It is credited Gift of John Goelet.

Its dimensions are

44.8 × 31.4 cm (17 5/8 × 12 3/8 in.)

It is signed

Signed in pen and black ink at lower left: Ronald Searle

It is inscribed

Typed in black ink on paper affixed at lower left margin: © Ronald Searle 1981

Cite this object as

Drawing, Wine Ceremonies of the World: France: Annual Festival of Welcome to Italian Wines; Ronald Searle (British, active France, 1920 - 2011); pen and black ink, brush and watercolor, opaque watercolor, color crayons, graphite on heavy wove paper; 44.8 × 31.4 cm (17 5/8 × 12 3/8 in.); Gift of John Goelet; 1984-93-20

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