Six masks with a skeleton throwing a corpse on to a fire below

  • Bonwick, Gillian, active approximately 1966
Date:
21 March 1966
Reference:
2913940i
Part of:
Papers of Edward Adamson (1911-1996)
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Also known as

Previous title, replaced January 2025: Six cat masks; a skeleton throwing a corpse on to a fire. Watercolour by G. Bonwick, 1966.

Description

Bones lie on the ground, and snakes are stretched out by the skeleton's legs. Signed by the creator in paint on the front. Hospital ward, creator's name, and date of creation are inscribed on the reverse, probably by Edward Adamson.

Publication/Creation

21 March 1966

Physical description

1 painting watercolour and gouache on paper

Arrangement

Prior to Wellcome Collection, this work was stored in a folder on 1st floor, Reay House, Lambeth Hospital.

Notes

This work is untitled; the title has been supplied by the cataloguer for identification purposes.

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