The Hollywood Arms

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Artist/Maker	Maitland, Paul Fordyce (artist)
Place of origin	London (drawn)

This work shows the striking effects that can be achieved by pastel on rough paper, especially in the creation of a velvet shadowy darkness . The illuminating glow from the 'Sugg' gas lamp demonstrates the revealing intensity of artificial lighting. The Hollywood Arms is a public house which is still standing in Fulham, London.

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Categories	Drawings Images Online Drinking Entertainment & Leisure
Object type	Pastel
Title	The Hollywood Arms (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques	Pastel on paper Pastel Paper Drawn
Brief description	Pastel entitled 'The Hollywood Arms' by Paul Fordyce Maitland. Great Britain, ca. 1890.
Physical description	Pastel drawing depicting the frontage of a pub and figures illuminated beneath the light of a 'Sugg' gas lamp. The pub is situated on Hollywood Road off Fulham Road in West Brompton. The pastel has possibly been mixed with water. Painting currently in a hessian covered frame.
Dimensions	Height: 76.1cm Width: 66.3cm Frame height: 1093mm Frame width: 959mm Frame depth: 52mm Checked by S.Solicari 13/07/05
Style	British School
Object history	Exhibited at the Jahresausstellung of 18911 at munich; also exhibited at the Grafton Galleries.
Subjects depicted	Night Pub Figures Gas Light Drinking
Places depicted	Fulham London
Summary	This work shows the striking effects that can be achieved by pastel on rough paper, especially in the creation of a velvet shadowy darkness . The illuminating glow from the 'Sugg' gas lamp demonstrates the revealing intensity of artificial lighting. The Hollywood Arms is a public house which is still standing in Fulham, London.
Associated object	E.1382-2000 (Reproduction)
Collection	Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number	P.67-1920

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Record created	June 28, 2005
Record URL	https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O113464/the-hollywood-arms-pastel-maitland-paul-fordyce/

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