François, Remove an Ounce of Nuts and Make That Machine Inoffensive
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Pen and black ink, black wash, blue chalk, white gouache, and graphite on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream wove paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 13 7/8 × 20 5/8 inches (35.2 × 52.4 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper right: "The question of whether the maximum | weight of 16 tons is too high a figure | for the differentiation between | defensive and offensive Tanks is being | discussed at the Disarmament talks | in Paris". Inscribed in black ink, lower center: " FRANCOIS, REMOVE AN OUNCE OF NUTS AND MAKE THAT MACHINE INOFFENSIVE"; inscribed in graphite, lower right: "No.2"; inscribed in blue chalk, verso, lower right: "12-723 | 959"; inscribed in bue chalk, verso, upper right: "959"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Charles and E. Jennifer Monaghan