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© Tate, London 2009


Dawn Invocation

Cecil Collins

Art Funded
2001
Dimensions
106 x 121.3 cm
Bequeathed by
Elisabeth Collins through The Art Fund
Part of a large bequest which consists of almost the entire contents of Cecil Collins's studio covering most phases in the artist's career.

Provenance

From the artist's studio.

Oil on board

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