The Doler

Henry Lamb (1883 - 1960)

Poole Museum

1922

This work depicts an unemployed Poole man who pestered Lamb to paint his portrait. Apparently, the sitter threw stones at Lamb's windows and shouted abuse about a 'privileged' artist 'who had never worked for a living'. The work reflects Poole's plight in the inter-war years, at a time of much poverty and unemployment.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 52 x 41 cm
• Art Fund Grant: £1125 ( Total: £4,500)
• ArtFunded in: 1989
• Vendor: Agnew's

Provenance

Chenil Galleries, London; Thomas Agnew & Sons Ltd.

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