Stairway No.1
Watercolour Drawing
1919 (painted)
1919 (painted)
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David Bomberg (1890-1957) - best known as an abstract artist - was a follower of the Paris Cubists. Cubism is the term used to refer to the use of 'geometric schemas and cubes' in art. He was a founder member of the London Group, an exhibiting society created in 1913 in opposition to the more conservative Royal Academy of Arts. This watercolour by Bomberg is a fine example of his technique, especially his unusual use of perspective lines and colours.
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Title | Stairway No.1 (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | brush, pen and indian ink |
Brief description | David Bomberg. Stairway No.1. Pen, brush and ink. British, 1919. |
Physical description | Man on a staircase |
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Summary | David Bomberg (1890-1957) - best known as an abstract artist - was a follower of the Paris Cubists. Cubism is the term used to refer to the use of 'geometric schemas and cubes' in art. He was a founder member of the London Group, an exhibiting society created in 1913 in opposition to the more conservative Royal Academy of Arts. This watercolour by Bomberg is a fine example of his technique, especially his unusual use of perspective lines and colours. |
Bibliographic reference | Victoria and Albert Museum, Department of Engraving, Illustration and Design and Department of Paintings, Accessions 1937, London: Board of Education, 1938. |
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Accession number | E.285-1937 |
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Record created | March 3, 2003 |
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