The Day War Was Declared
Pen and ink and watercolour on paper
1939-
About the work
- Location
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Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection
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Explore
- Places
- Subjects
- bus, WW2 art, man, woman, 20th century costume, coat, coin, World War II
- Materials & Techniques
- paper (as artists material), watercolour (as artists materials), ink, watercolour (as object name)
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Details
- Artist
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William Gaunt (1900 - 1980)
- Title
- The Day War Was Declared
- Date
- 1939
- Medium
- Pen and ink and watercolour on paper
- Dimensions
- height: 27.50 cm, width: 35.50 cm
- Acquisition
- Purchased from Sotheby's, 31 January 1979
- Inscription
- bl: W. Gaunt 1939
- Provenance
- With Michael Parkin Fine Art; sold through Sotheby's, London, 'Modern British Drawings, Paintings and Sculpture' sale, on 31 January 1979 (Lot 275); from which sale purchased by the Department of the Environment
- GAC number
- 14431