Edwin Dikinson
Catalogue entry
Grotte de Lascaux
Catalogue no. 1144
1964
Athens, Greece
Pencil on paper
6 3/4 x 7 1/4 in. (17.1 x 18.4 cm)
Signed, inscribed, dated at angle to mid left: "E W Dickinson / Athens 1964"
Inscribed beyond signature: "more / vertical"
Inscribed top left & right: " ? Grotte de Lascaux 1400-1100 BC"
Numbered lower right corner: "284"
Inscribed lower left side: "#2583 Mourning Siren 4" BC / The lovely [or lively] head, (Athens)"
Inscribed beyond signature: "more / vertical"
Inscribed top left & right: " ? Grotte de Lascaux 1400-1100 BC"
Numbered lower right corner: "284"
Inscribed lower left side: "#2583 Mourning Siren 4" BC / The lovely [or lively] head, (Athens)"
Anonymous (Copies of old images)
Notes
Drawn in Athens, Greece. Drawing represents two animals seen by ED in the prehistoric Grotte de
Lascaux in 1952. Inscription at lower left must refer to a sculpture which impressed him in Athens.
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Citation: Dickinson Baldwin, Helen. "Grotte de Lascaux, 1964 (Catalogue no. 1144)." In The Edwin Dickinson Catalogue Raisonné. www.edwindickinson.org/catalogue/entry.php?id=1144 (accessed on July 24, 2026).