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'Spare The Blade and spoil The Factions.'
'Spare The Blade and spoil The Factions.'
'Spare The Blade and spoil The Factions.'

'Spare The Blade and spoil The Factions.'

Artist (Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
Associated
Mediumpostcard
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions10.5 x 14.8cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017342
About MeThis work is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend of the donor. This postcard of Francis Picabia's art was included in a folder of Ian Hamilton Finlay memorabilia relating to boats.



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'Don't cast your Revolutions before swine.'
'Don't cast your Revolutions before swine.'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
'Don't put all your heads in one basket.'
'Don't put all your heads in one basket.'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Reap the SAC Faction, Join the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Reap the SAC Faction, Join the Saint-Just Vigilantes
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1985
Homage to Walter Reekie's Ring Netters
Homage to Walter Reekie's Ring Netters
Ian Hamilton Finlay
A Patch for a Rip-tide: Sail
A Patch for a Rip-tide: Sail
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Is there a ship named the Wave Sheaf?
Is there a ship named the Wave Sheaf?
Ian Hamilton Finlay
Curfew Curlew - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Curfew Curlew - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982
Drip-Dry May - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Drip-Dry May - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982
Moorland marquetry - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Moorland marquetry - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982
Osiris osiers - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Osiris osiers - from ’35 One-Word Poems’
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1982
Harvester PD98 Scotland
Harvester PD98 Scotland
Ian Hamilton Finlay
November 1996
And The Thatch To Shining Gold
And The Thatch To Shining Gold
Ian Hamilton Finlay
November 1996
Image Not Available for Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Correspondence from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Joyce Laing
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1988
On paper Francis Picabia was wickedly witty...
On paper Francis Picabia was wickedly witty...
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Delegation without Response...
Delegation without Response...
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
A Favourite Subject of Art.
A Favourite Subject of Art.
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Douglas Hall, Keeper, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Colin Thompson, Director, National Galleries of Scotland; and Professor Anthony Jones, Director, Glasgow School of Art
Letter from Ian Hamilton Finlay to Douglas Hall, Keeper, Scottish National Gallery of Modern Art; Colin Thompson, Director, National Galleries of Scotland; and Professor Anthony Jones, Director, Glasgow School of Art
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1983
A Young Blade
A Young Blade
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
The Desmoulins Connection
The Desmoulins Connection
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1987
Image Not Available for Postcard of 'A Suit of Sails for Ian Hamilton Finlay'
Postcard of 'A Suit of Sails for Ian Hamilton Finlay'
Ian Hamilton Finlay
2002
Image Not Available for Postcard of Little Sparta Garden
Postcard of Little Sparta Garden
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Image Not Available for Postcard of Shepherd Lad
Postcard of Shepherd Lad
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Image Not Available for Postcard of sundial
Postcard of sundial
Ian Hamilton Finlay
1980s
Image Not Available for A corner of the Garden Temple, Little Sparta, after Strathclyde Region's Budget Day Raid
A corner of the Garden Temple, Little Sparta, after Strathclyde Region's Budget Day Raid
Ian Hamilton Finlay
12 July 1983