Title
The nest of wild stones
circa 1936, printed later
Artists
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Details
- Other Title
- Still life flints
- Date
- circa 1936, printed later
- Media category
- Photograph
- Materials used
- gelatin silver photograph
- Dimensions
- 21.3 x 30.0 cm image; 24.6 x 33.6 cm sheet
- Signature & date
Not signed. Not dated.
- Credit
- Purchased 1981
- Location
- Not on display
- Accession number
- 195.1981
- Copyright
- Artist information
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Paul Nash
Works in the collection
- Artist information
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John Piper
Works in the collection
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About
These stones were found and arranged by Paul Nash. The photograph was taken by John Piper and was used to illustrate an article by Nash "The nest of wild stones" published in Myfanwy Evans' book "The Painter's Object" 1937.
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Exhibition history
Shown in 3 exhibitions
Paul Nash - photographer and painter, Art Gallery of Western Australia, Perth, 04 Feb 1977–27 Feb 1977
International Photographs from the Collection, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 12 Jan 1991–14 Apr 1991
Joy before the object, Art Gallery of New South Wales, Sydney, 28 Sep 2013–02 Feb 2014
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Bibliography
Referenced in 2 publications
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Andrew Causey, Clare Colvin and Barry Pearce, Paul Nash - photographer and painter, Perth, 1977, 24 (illus.), 29. cat.no. 29
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Paul Nash, The painter's object, 'The nest of wild stones', London, 1937, (illus.).
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