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Group of Surrealist Works

Artist: Albert Richards (1919 - 1945)

Location: Leeds Art Gallery

Date: 1938-1941

Materials: gouache; wood engravings; etching

Dimensions: various

Grant:

Amount Paid: £7,000 (Total: £15,000)

Vendor: Private collector

Review number: 4969 (2001)

Provenance:
Mrs Richards, the artist's mother; Allen Freer.

Description:
11 works including 7 gouaches 1) The Entry into Jersualem; 2) The Weeping Bed; 3) Christmas Card; 4) Bull Fight in Snow; 5) Childrens games; 6) The Frightened Knight; 7) The Cat who walked alone; one etching 8) Nativity; and 3 engravings 9-10) Mersey Ferry; 11) Escape from the Zoo.

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I just google'd Richards artwork but couldn't find anything. Sounds like an interesting artist.

2006-11-25 00:44:00

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