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Drawing

Design for 'Door-Knocker', c. 1914

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska
Brush and Indian ink on paper
332 x 207 mm
[HGB 63]
On display

About the artist

Born 1891 – Died 1915

Henri Gaudier was born in Saint-Jean-de-Braye, near Orléans, in France. He first came to Britain in 1908.

Read the full biography

RELATED ARTWORKS

Sculpture

Door-Knocker, 1914 (posthumous cast, 1960s?)

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Door-Knocker Find out more

Sculpture

Door-Knocker, 1914

Henri Gaudier-Brzeska

Door-Knocker Find out more