
William Crozier IWM, London The title of William CrozierÂ’s oil painting Bourlon Wood refers to an area of forest in northern France which became highly contested during the First World War. This violent moment in the landscapeÂ’s history is represented by the skeletal figure in the painting, a tin helmet still resting on the skull. Crozier, who studied at Glasgow School of Art, gained critical attention in London during the 1960s for his colourful, near-abstract landscape paintings. The appearance of skeletons in the pictures of this period reflects CrozierÂ’s pacifism and concerns with the bleakness and brutality of 20th-century warfare.
More information
Title of artwork, date
Bourlon Wood, 1962
Date supported
2016
Medium and material
Oil on canvas
Dimensions
154 x 123 cm
Grant
27500
Total cost
57500

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