A Birmingham Canal
Watercolour
1919 (made)
1919 (made)
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Watercolour on paper entitled 'A Birmingham Canal', depicting an industrialised scene with smoking chimneys from the factories, red-brick buildings and a small bridge. There are people roughly sketched on the banks of the canal. Signed and dated by the artist.
Object details
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| Title | A Birmingham Canal (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Watercolour on paper entitled 'A Birmingham Canal' by Thurston Laidlaw Shoosmith, Great Britain, 1919 |
| Physical description | Watercolour on paper entitled 'A Birmingham Canal', depicting an industrialised scene with smoking chimneys from the factories, red-brick buildings and a small bridge. There are people roughly sketched on the banks of the canal. Signed and dated by the artist. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | T. L. Shoosmith 1919 (Signed and dated) |
| Credit line | Given by Cecil A. Hunt in 1920 |
| Object history | Little is known about Thurston Laidlaw Shoosmith. The limited palette and thick wove paper are combined to convey the smoggy atmosphere surrounding these factories. This is further emphasised through the broad applications of wash for the walls and roofs of the buildings under a wide grey sky. In the foreground figures are represented through short applications of red, blue and black. |
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| Accession number | P.6-1920 |
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| Record created | February 1, 2011 |
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