Cecil Collins
Bird on a Table (Bird Smoking a Pipe)
About this artwork
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artist:Cecil Collins (1908 - 1989) English
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title:Bird on a Table (Bird Smoking a Pipe)
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date created:1939
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materials:Etching (bistre ink) on paper
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measurements:9.70 x 7.30 cm (paper 19.00 x 13.90 cm)
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credit line:Bequeathed by Mrs Elisabeth Collins through Art Fund, 2001
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accession number:GMA 4373
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Cecil Collins
Cecil Collins
Cecil Collins was born in Plymouth. He drew and painted from an early age and after working briefly as an engineer (like his father), Collins enrolled at Plymouth School of Art. He later studied at the Royal College of Art, London, from 1927 to 1931. Collins painted visionary subjects, inspired by...
