Blackfriars Bridge, London
Maker
Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (Artists)
1889-1946
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)
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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