Sketch of three waiters holding trays
Drawing
1928 (made)
1928 (made)
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Geoffrey Houghton Brown was a mural painter in the 1920s and 1930s who once shared a studio with Rex Whistler. This is one of thirteen designs [E.415-427-1987] for mural decoration in the Blue Train Restaurant, Stratton Street, London. This fashionable restaurant was owned by an Italian named Savrani. Through the agency of the Marchese Malacreda, a noted contemporary decorator, he commissioned Geoffrey Houghton Brown to provide and execute murals on the theme of travel. The artist, with a team of three Chinese assistants, who doubled as theatrical scene painters, painted the murals in oil and turpentine directly onto the white-painted walls. The theme was the Blue Train which ran to the South of France. The large drawings relate to the scene in the bar area, which was known as the Merry-go-round. The site became Langan's Brasserie; all decorations have disappeared
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Title | Sketch of three waiters holding trays (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil. |
Brief description | Sketch of three waiters holding trays, for mural decoration in the Blue Train Restaurant, Stratton Street, London, 1928, by Geoffrey Houghton Brown (1903-1993) |
Physical description | Sketch of 3 waiters holding trays. The figure on the left holds the tray over his head, the figure on the right holds the tray at about head height and has two items on it and is facing away from the viewer. The central figure is wearing an apron and is holding the tray at waist height with one item on it. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed by the artist in pencil on back with title and {sketch for "Blue Train" Restaurant} Dated in another hand in ball-point pen 1928. |
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Summary | Geoffrey Houghton Brown was a mural painter in the 1920s and 1930s who once shared a studio with Rex Whistler. This is one of thirteen designs [E.415-427-1987] for mural decoration in the Blue Train Restaurant, Stratton Street, London. This fashionable restaurant was owned by an Italian named Savrani. Through the agency of the Marchese Malacreda, a noted contemporary decorator, he commissioned Geoffrey Houghton Brown to provide and execute murals on the theme of travel. The artist, with a team of three Chinese assistants, who doubled as theatrical scene painters, painted the murals in oil and turpentine directly onto the white-painted walls. The theme was the Blue Train which ran to the South of France. The large drawings relate to the scene in the bar area, which was known as the Merry-go-round. The site became Langan's Brasserie; all decorations have disappeared |
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Accession number | E.419-1987 |
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Record created | July 27, 2000 |
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