Swans in Winter
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PublisherPublished by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Date1992
Object NameFolding Card
Mediumembossed card
ClassificationsPrints
Dimensions9 x 7cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay (2009)
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017426
About MeFolded Christmas card with the following embossed text on the front: "Swans in Winter. Snow on the snow of their wings." Inside is a handwritten message from the artist: "Happy Christmas from Ian" .This work is part of an archive that belonged to Joyce Laing OBE. The artist, Ian Hamilton Finlay, was a personal friend and sent her an example of each new poem print and multiple as it was made.
