About this artwork
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artist:William Gear (1915 - 1997) Scottish
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title:Fantome blanc
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date created:Dated January 1948
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materials:Gouache on paper
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measurements:39.00 x 56.80 cm (framed: 62.00 x 78.50 x 3.00 cm)
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1987
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accession number:GMA 3300
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gallery:
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artwork photographed by:Antonia Reeve
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William Gear
William Gear
Gear was born in Methil, Fife, and attended Edinburgh College of Art. In 1937 he studied briefly under Fernand Léger in Paris. After the war Gear worked in Germany, mounting exhibitions for the Allies. From 1948 to 1950 he lived in Paris, where he became affiliated to the COBRA movement. The COBRA...
