Sketchbook, with "Paris Bucharest and London 1953" on the label on the spine

  • This material is held at
  • Reference
      GB 70 TGA 8224/55
  • Dates of Creation
      1953
  • Physical Description
      1 piece

Scope and Content

Page 1 Blank, page 2 Two unidentified sketches, page 3 Written notes, page 4 Seascape with oyster beds, annotated with suggested colours, page 5 "Paris Aug 22 1953" view of the river Seine and bridges, page 6 Study of an arched entrance, page 7 Study of a man wearing hat and coat with a fur collar, page 8 Study of a man wearing a thick jacket and a fur hat holding a small bag, page 9 Group of people in a queue, probably in Bucharest, page 10 Study of a man and an Orthodox priest, probably in Bucharest, page 11 Three studies of military officers, page 12 Study of three standing figures in outdoor clothes, page 13 Two women, a man and a child, page 14 Study of a man and study of a child, probably in Bucharest, page 15 A man and a woman carrying heavy bags, page 16 Figures standing in a line, page 17 "Gipsy girl Bucharest Nov 6", page 18 "Pallas Athenée Bucharest", page 19 Two studies of two men, page 20 Study of a young woman, page 21 Head of a man and head of a woman, page 22 "Pallas Athenée Bar", page 23 Two military officers, page 24 "The Patriarch" study of the Patriarch and a priest talking to a man, page 25 "Urals Dancers" five portrait studies, page 26 Portrait studies of two men, page 27 Parade of figures with flags, page 28 Parade similar to page 27, page 29 Scene with a stand for spectators and flagpoles, page 30 Chinese figure, page 31 "Pallas Athenée" study of the interior of the bar, page 32 Study of the same bar as on page 31, page 33 Woman shopping at a street barrow, page 34 Rough outlines of steps, small buildings and a female figure, page 35 Outline study of a building and fence, page 36 "Haystacks" study of a farm cart, page 37 Structure with trees and a haystack, page 38 Figure standing in a horse-drawn cart, page 39 Structure with pointed roof, page 40 Figure seated on a partially drawn cart, page 41 Two studies of a man wearing a hat, page 42 House with fence, clothes-line and trees, page 43 Tree lined road with a cart, page 44 Two houses, page 45 studies of a house, two standing figures and haystacks, page 46 Landscape with haystacks and houses, page 47 Landscape with house and fence, page 48 Structure with four domes in a landscape with fir trees, page 49 Large house with first floor balcony, page 50 "Near Ploesti Nov 15" Landscape with tree-lined road and buildings, page 51 Structure with sloping roof and a display stand, page 52 House with pointed roof, page 53 Blank, page 54 Landscape with house, similar to page 52, page 55 "Motifs" studies of architectural details, page 56 Same house as on pages 52 and 54, page 57 Unfinished study of roofs, page 58 Studies of heads, page 59 Figures in an outdoor market, page 60 Boy with open umbrella, page 61 House with trees and fence, inscribed "6 Acacia Rd. Katharine Mansfield home for a time", page 62 "St John's Wood Churchyard", page 63 Churchyard with tombstones and childrens' swings, page 64 Roof tops, page 65 Narrow side street with shops and offices, pages 66-73 Blank