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The Tea Shop (1920-1947)

Ruskin Spear

oil on plywood

Leicester Museum & Art Gallery

The Tea Shop (1920-1947)

Details

Classification:

Painting

Materials:

Plywood, Oil

Physical Object Description:

Interior scene of a dark tea house capturing an ordinary day with people sitting alone and reading paper. The scene is captured from the perspective of a 50 mm lens. The dark interior is contrasted by green highlights.

Dimensions:

42.3 x 49.5 cm

Accession Number:

L.F7.1947.0.0

Credit:

Presented by the Contemporary Art Society, 1947

Scheme:

Sir Kenneth Clark Gift (1946)

Ownership history:

Gifted to CAS in 1946

Relationship:

Leicester Museum & Art Gallery Kenneth MacKenzie Clark

Subject:

Shop, Interiors

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Ruskin Spear
The Tea Shop (1920-1947)

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