Loss of the Blake visionary drawings

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Apollo. 1989, Num. 334, Vol. 130, p. 372, 1 ill.

ISSN

0003-6536

Abstract (en)

Reports on the failure of any British museum to prevent the October 1989 export of the so-called Blake-Varley sketchbook which consists principally of a series of "Visionary Heads" by Blake (1818). The sketchbook is still on the market and may be dismembered.

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Blake, William, 1757-1827
• Drawing
• Sketchbooks
• Varley, John, 1778-1842
• Great Britain
• 1800-1900
• Heads
• Representation
• Exportation

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Blake, William, 1757-1827
• Dessin
• Carnet de dessins
• Varley, John, 1778-1842
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1800-1900
• Tête
• Représentation
• Exportation

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19920101-00415742

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