"The smell of my writing paper puts me in mind of the woodshavings in my grandfather's coffin"

Identification and Creation

Object Number: M26233
People: Tess Jaray, British (Vienna, Austria born 1937)
Title: "The smell of my writing paper puts me in mind of the woodshavings in my grandfather's coffin"
Other Titles: Series/Book Title: For Years Now, by W. G. Sebald
Classification: Prints
Work Type: print
Date: 2001
Culture: British
Persistent Link: https://hvrd.art/o/55847

Physical Descriptions

Technique

Screen print

Dimensions

sheet: 19.6 x 15.1 cm (7 11/16 x 5 15/16 in.)

Inscriptions and Marks

Signed: Tess Jaray
inscription: yes, lower edge of sheet, graphite, hand written, signed, in artist's hand: edition numbering, signature, date: 14/50 Tess Jaray 2001

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History: [Purdy/Hicks Gallery, Ltd., London, England], sold; to Harvard University Art Museums, October 27, 2004.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line: Harvard Art Museums/Fogg Museum, George R. Nutter Fund
Accession Year: 2004
Object Number: M26233
Division: Modern and Contemporary Art
Contact: am_moderncontemporary@harvard.edu
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M26233: "The smell of my writing paper puts me in mind of the woodshavings in my grandfather's coffin"

Identification and Creation

Physical Descriptions

Provenance

Acquisition and Rights

Verification Level