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Church near Blackheath (circa 1934)

Elwin Henry (Hay) Hawthorn(e)

oil on canvas

Manchester Art Gallery

Church near Blackheath (circa 1934)

© Estate of Elwin Henry Hawthorne. Photo credit: Manchester Art Gallery

Details

Classification:

Painting

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

Scheme:

Historic Purchase by Purchaser (1914-2008)

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

Relationship:

St John 'Jack' Hutchinson Alex. Reid & Lefevre, Ltd (The Lefevre Gallery), London Manchester Art Gallery

Subject:

Townscape

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Artist Bio

Elwin Henry (Hay) Hawthorn(e)
Church near Blackheath (circa 1934)

Artworks by Elwin Henry (Hay) Hawthorn(e)

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