Mystic
Artist
Ian Hamilton Finlay
(Nassau, Bahamas, 1925 - 2006)
PrinterPrinted by
Wild Hawthorn Press
(founded 1961)
Datec.1988
Object NameBooklet
Mediumcard, ink
ClassificationsPrints
DimensionsPaper Size: 21.2 x 13.7cm
AcquisitionPresented in 2010 by Joyce Laing OBE.
Copyright© Estate of Ian Hamilton Finlay
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDAG017521
About MeBooklet designed by Ian Hamilton Finlay with a blank blue paper cover. Inserted within is a sheet of cream card printed with a poem entitled "Mystic", attributed to Saint-Just, Rimbaud.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.
