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Scotia Brook and Works Buildings, Trubshawe

Painting
ca. 1970 (made)
Artist/Maker
Maurice Wade (Artist)
Place of origin
Stoke-on-Trent

Painted by Maurice Wade (1917-1991). Born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Wade attended the Burslem School of the Stoke-on-Trent College of Art. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Paris Salon and The Royal Society of British Artists and was a Gold Medallist and Exhibitor Hors Concours, Societe des Artistes Francais.

Object details

Category
V&A Wedgwood Collection
Object type
Painting
TitleScotia Brook and Works Buildings, Trubshawe (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Acrylic on board
Acrylic
Painted
Brief description
Painting 'Scotia Brook and Works Buildings, Trubshawe', acrylic on board, Maurice Wade, Trubshawe, Stoke-on-Trent, ca. 1970
Physical description
Painting, portrait orientation, monochrome scene of dark buildings with a tall chimney against a pale sky
Dimensions
  • Including frame height: 1090mm
  • Including frame width: 830mm
  • Painting only height: 915mm
  • Painting only width: 660mm
Gallery label
Canal at Longport III
Scotia Brook and Works Buildings, Trubshawe.
On the reverse painted 3/76 possibly for March 1976
South Facade, Barlaston
Maurice Wade (1917-1991)
Born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Wade attended the Burslem School of the Stoke-on-Trent College of Art. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Paris Salon and The Royal Society of British Artists and was a Gold Medallist and Exhibitor Hors Concours, Societe des Artistes Francais.
All acrylic on board. c.1970

Label text written 2008
Credit line
V&A Wedgwood Collection. Presented by Art Fund with major support from the National Lottery Heritage Fund, private donations and a public appeal.
Summary
Painted by Maurice Wade (1917-1991). Born in Burslem, Stoke-on-Trent, Wade attended the Burslem School of the Stoke-on-Trent College of Art. He exhibited at the Royal Academy, the Paris Salon and The Royal Society of British Artists and was a Gold Medallist and Exhibitor Hors Concours, Societe des Artistes Francais.
Collection
Wedgwood Collection
Accession number
WE.4125-2014

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Record createdOctober 18, 2022
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O1732237/scotia-brook-and-works-buildings-painting-maurice-wade/
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