Sir Roland Penrose
Woman Tuning Wireless
About this artwork
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title:Woman Tuning Wireless
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accession number:GMA 3912
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materials:Oil on canvas
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date created:About 1947
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measurements:72.50 x 100.00 cm
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credit line:Presented by Mr Antony Penrose 1995
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copyright:© Roland Penrose Estate, England 2016. The Penrose Collection. All rights reserved.
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photographer:Antonia Reeve
Sir Roland Penrose
Sir Roland Penrose
Penrose was born in London into a well-to-do artistic family. He moved to France in 1922 where he was subsequently introduced to members of the surrealist group, and also to Picasso, who became a good friend. During the 1930s Penrose formed the finest private collection of cubist and surrealist art…