Blast Furnace
Drawing
1941 (painted)
1941 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Graham Sutherland (1903-1980) worked as an etcher and a poster designer before becoming one of the leading artists in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Like so many painters of his generation he was appointed an Official War Artist during the Second World War of 1939-1945. He produced very moving images of the ruins of bombed buildings and of scenes in the mines. This watercolour celebrates the British 'war effort' during the War, particularly the British Government’s determination to utilise the forces of industry.
Object details
| Category | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Blast Furnace (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour |
| Brief description | Drawing, Blast Furnace, by Graham Sutherland, ink, chalk and wash, 1941 |
| Physical description | Abstract colour drawing of a furnace with flames. |
| Dimensions |
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| Marks and inscriptions | 'G. Sutherland' (Signed in ink) |
| Subjects depicted | |
| Summary | Graham Sutherland (1903-1980) worked as an etcher and a poster designer before becoming one of the leading artists in Britain in the 1950s and 1960s. Like so many painters of his generation he was appointed an Official War Artist during the Second World War of 1939-1945. He produced very moving images of the ruins of bombed buildings and of scenes in the mines. This watercolour celebrates the British 'war effort' during the War, particularly the British Government’s determination to utilise the forces of industry. |
| Bibliographic reference | Taken from Departmental Circulation Register 1959 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | CIRC.80-1959 |
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| Record created | March 4, 2003 |
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