The Demolition Squad
Artist: William Roberts (1895 - 1980)
Location: Guildhall Art Gallery
Date: 1941
Materials: oil on canvas
Dimensions: 54 x 80 cm
Grant:
Amount Paid: £12,500 (Total: £50,000)
Vendor: Gillian Jason Gallery
Review number: 3796 (1992)
Provenance:
Private collection.
Description:
Depicts a demolition squad at work removing artefacts, debris and a covered victim from the ruins of a church. Probably Christopher Wren's Christ Church Greyfriars in Newgate Street, which was virtually destroyed in the extremely severe raid on December 29 1940.
There are no comments on this artwork
To add comments please login or register.
The Art Fund may edit your comments and not all comments will be published. The Art Fund cannot be help responsible for views expressed by visitors of this website.