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Olympic Shadows 2011
Wood engraving | 26.2 x 38.0 cm (sheet of paper) | RCIN 212724
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A wood engraving of an aerial view of the Olympic Stadium, Stratford, London. Artist's proof, from an edition of 100. Signed, lower right. Desmet worked on a body of wood engravings between 2009 and early 2012 relating to the changing landscape and development of the Olympic Park in the run up to the 2012 Olympics. She made many sketching trips to the Olympic site, later relying on images from the internet as security became tight. This is one of the final wood engravings she made on the subject, and shows the Olympic stadium almost complete.
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Presented to Queen Elizabeth II as part of the Diamond Jubilee Gift from the Members of the Royal Academy of Arts,14 November 2012
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Wood engraving
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26.2 x 38.0 cm (sheet of paper)
10.1 x 12.6 cm (image)
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RL 34594Featured in
ExhibitionGifted: From the Royal Academy to The Queen : The Queen's Gallery, Buckingham Palace
For the Diamond Jubilee, the Royal Academy of Arts presented over 100 works to The Queen