Gouache and photograph on paper
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Exchange
Purchased 1981
abstraction
actions: postures and motions
adults
colour
emotions, concepts and ideas
formal qualities
leg / legs raised
lying down
mannequin
non-representational
objects
people
photographic
postcard
reading, writing, printed matter
text
toys and models
woman
paper unique gouache photograph
Exchange
image: 252 × 203 mm
Purchased 1981
<p><b>P07524</b> EXCHANGE 1976
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<br/>Inscribed ‘John Christie Feb. 76’ bottom right and ‘Exchange’ and ‘8/50’
<br/>Photograph with hand colouring, printed and published by the artist, 9 7/8×8 (25.2× 20.3)
<br/>Purchased from the artist (Grant-in-Aid) 1982
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<br/>At the time when this group of <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/p/print" title="Glossary definition for 'Print'"><span>prints</span></a> was acquired the artist supplied notes on them. Of ‘Exchange’ he wrote: ‘The title refers both to the exchange of work between myself and Dora Maurer and the “exchange” of colour values as the image went through the photographic process.’ Dora Maurer is a Hungarian artist with whom Christie was in correspondence, see below.
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<br/><b>Published in:</b>
<br/><i>The Tate Gallery 1980-82: Illustrated Catalogue of Acquisitions</i>, London 1984
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2004-10-11T00:00:00
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abstraction actions: postures and motions adults colour emotions, concepts and ideas formal qualities leg / legs raised lying down mannequin non-representational objects people photographic postcard reading, writing, printed matter text toys and models woman