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An oil painting dated 1954 and a gouache of the same title were exhibited at Aitken Dott & Son, Edinburgh, Joan Eardley, Festival Exhibition, August 1964 as no. 17 and no. 131.
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The Close Mouth
Details
Joan Kathleen Harding Eardley, R.S.A. (1921-1963)
The Close Mouth
signed 'Joan Eardley' (lower right), inscribed 'The Close mouth' (on the inside of the backboard)
pencil, gouache, pen, brush and black ink
8¾ x 7¼ in. (22.1 x 19.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1954
The Close Mouth
signed 'Joan Eardley' (lower right), inscribed 'The Close mouth' (on the inside of the backboard)
pencil, gouache, pen, brush and black ink
8¾ x 7¼ in. (22.1 x 19.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1954
Exhibited
Edinburgh, Aitken, Dott & Son, Festival Exhibition, August 1958 (catalogue not traced).
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