Madonna and Child in a Landscape

David Jones (1895 - 1974)

Ditchling Museum

circa 1920-1921

Madonna clutching the Christchild in a landscape setting reflecting the South Downs. The Madonna portrays an energy, almost an anxiety, of an early tussle between tradition and modernity, between faith and fact. Jones lived in Ditchling in the craft community founded by Eric Gill.

• Medium: oil on canvas
• Dimensions: 61 x 61cm
• Art Fund Grant: £2925 ( Total: £5,850)
• ArtFunded in: 2001
• Vendor: Wolseley Fine Arts Limited

Provenance

Gift from artist to Eric Gill's daughter Petra during their engagement; estate of the late Petra Tegetmeier.

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