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Head of a Fool

Cecil Collins, 1949

The Box, Plymouth, Plymouth
© Tate, London 2006

The Fool was a recurring symbolic image in his paintings. From a private symbol, he grew in the artists' mind to signify a statement of optimism in the troubled war and post war years. Often portrayed in Collins' local Devon landscape, the Fool wanders, dreams, sleeps, fully absorbed in his various activities with aninnocence of spirit. This 'Head' shows him gazing beyond the viewer, wrapt in contemplation.

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Title of artwork, date

Head of a Fool, 1949

Date supported

1992

Medium and material

Gouache & ink on paper

Dimensions

56 x 38 cm

Grant

3750

Total cost

18000

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