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Blackfriars Bridge, London

Maker

Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (Artists)
1889-1946

Title

Blackfriars Bridge, London

Date of Production

(circa) 1927

Medium

oil on canvas

Dimensions

Height: 76.3 cm (canvas)
Width: 101.6 cm (canvas)

Accession Number

P.1960.XX.285

Mode of Acquisition

D. Power, gift, 1960

Credit

The Courtauld, London (Samuel Courtauld Trust)

Copyright

Work in the public domain

Location

Not currently on display

Keywords





buses



Label Text

Nevinson takes a vantage point at the junction of Blackfriars Bridge and the Embankment to create this dramatic v-shaped composition, looking along the Thames to old Waterloo Bridge. He captures the frenetic activity of the city in its various aspects, from the bustle of commuters on foot and in trams, to the heavy river traffic and the smoking chimneys of the industrial docks along the South Bank. Visible through the smog in the upper left are the towers of the Palace of Westminster.

Provenance

Gift of D Power 1960

Exhibition History

Courtauld Connects Regional Programme: The Bloomsbury Effect, Wolverhampton Art Gallery, 15/12/2019-16/02/2020

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