A snake emerging from an egg bites lips on a woman's breast; a rose emerging from the same egg pierces a heart with its thorn; a bitten apple, a blood-tipped arrow, and other items. Drawing by G. Gurr, 1983.

  • Gurr, Graham, active approximately 1976-
Date:
83 [1983]
Reference:
2975094i
Part of:
Adamson Collection
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About this work

Description

Iconography: symbols of sinister forms of injury and damage

Publication/Creation

[London?], 83 [1983]

Physical description

1 drawing : pencil ; sheet 41 x 29.4 cm

Lettering

Gurr 83. Graham Gurr. "53 Signed and dated by the artist on the recto. The name of the artist and '"53' (date?) are inscribed by Edward Adamson on the verso of the mount

Notes

This work is untitled, the title has been supplied by the cataloguer.

Reference

Wellcome Collection 2975094i

Creator/production credits

Executed by Graham Gurr with support from Edward Adamson

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