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Bomberg was commissioned to paint the Burton-on-Trent bomb store in February 1942, after being refused twice in his application to be an official War Artist.
Bomb Store by David Bomberg, 1942
© The artist's family
Details
- Medium:
- Oil on canvas Dimensions: 60 x 75 cm
- Art Fund grant:
- £15,000 ( Total: £34,342)
- Acquired in:
- 1989
- Vendor:
- Sotheby's
The eerie and destructive sight of the bombs stacked up in the disused mines so fascinated Bomberg that he produced painting after painting, working on greaseproof paper after he finished his meagre canvas ration.
Provenance
The artist's family, Sotheby's 11/5/88, lot 63.
Venue details
IWM London (Imperial War Museum)
Lambeth Road
London
SE1 6HZ
020 7416 5000
www.iwm.org.uk
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