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Allegorical Scene with Figures burying a Body

JOHN, Augustus

© Estate of Augustus John. All Rights Reserved 2025/Bridgeman Images/Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales
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Collection

Amgueddfa Cymru - Museum Wales

Item Number

NMW A 19552

Creation/Production

JOHN, Augustus
Date:

Acquisition

Purchase, 11/9/1972

Measurements

Height (cm): 48.2
Width (cm): 67.2

Techniques

charcoal on paper
drawings and watercolours
Fine Art - works on paper

Material

charcoal
green paper

Location

In store
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Tags

  • Allegory
  • Art And Design Movements
  • Communities And Society
  • Death
  • Drawing
  • Female Nude
  • Fine Art
  • John, Augustus
  • Male Figure
  • Mythology And Fantasy
  • People
  • Welsh Connection
  • Works On Paper

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