Ennui (The Medium Plate)

Walter Richard Sickert British

1914–15, published 1929

Not on view

Artwork Details

Title: Ennui (The Medium Plate)
Artist: Walter Richard Sickert (British, Munich 1860–1942 Bathampton, Somerset)
Date: 1914–15, published 1929
Medium: Etching; fifth state of six
Dimensions: plate: 8 15/16 x 6 15/16 in. (22.7 x 17.6 cm)
sheet: 18 1/16 x 11 9/16 in. (45.8 x 29.4 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: Bequest of William S. Lieberman, 2005
Object Number: 2007.49.448
Curatorial Department: Drawings and Prints

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