[Civilian] Accession Number: ART90493

Description

A civilian man walks past a group of three boys, who call "How much?" and "Vot am I?". The man has stubble, wears a suit and smokes a ciggarette, while the boys are dressed in shorts and in one case, bare feet.

This drawing is attributed to Louis Vasco - the artist's given name was Vasco Loureiro but he enlisted as Louis Vasco and has signed his name 'Vasco', 'Spr Vasco'.

Details

Accession Number
ART90493
Classification
Art
Object Type
Work on paper
Physical Description
Medium: pen and ink over pencil on paper
Measurement
Sheet: 32.7 x 20.2 cm
Medium
pen and ink over pencil on paper
Date Made
1916
Place Made
Whole/Part
Whole
Item Count
1
Credit Line
Acquired 1996
Copyright
Copyright expired - public domain

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