Impromptus

Alan Davie British, born Scotland

2001

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Title: Impromptus
Artist: Alan Davie (British, Grangemouth, Scotland 1920–2014 Hertfordshire, England)
Date: 2001
Medium: Portfolio of 16 etchings, title page, box
Edition: 7/25 + 4 proofs
Dimensions: Sheet: 28 3/8 × 33 7/8 in. (72 × 86 cm)
Plate: 22 × 27 7/8 in. (55.9 × 70.8 cm)
Classification: Prints
Credit Line: The Raymond and Beverly Sackler 21st Century Art Fund, 2002
Object Number: 2002.295a–r
Curatorial Department: Modern and Contemporary Art

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