Materials:
Oil, Canvas
Physical Object Description:
Street scene in Blackheath representing London in the 1920s. Three figures can be seen walking along the pavement and a period car travels down the road. A large sandstone coloured spire emerges to the right of the picture, with the rest of the church partly visible. Terrace houses in brown can be seen along the right-hand side of the road. Bare trees and some evergreens line the sides of the road. The sky is a neutral grey colour.Text Source: Manchester Art Gallery Collection website
Dimensions:
62.2 x 75 cm
Accession Number:
1939.1
Credit:
Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1939
Ownership history:
Probably at Alex. Reid & Lefevre, London, 1934; purchased by St John Hutchinson (1884-1942) for the Contemporary Art Society, 1934; presented to Platt Hall, Manchester Art Gallery, 1939