Sunday Mass: In Homage to GM Hopkins, SJ. 1948
David Jones, 1948

This double portrait depicts two women attending Sunday Mass at Whitsun and was produced during or shortly after David Jones second illness. The artist is concerned to capture the moment of Pentecost, with the dove resting between the women's head. G M Hopkins was a Jesuit Priest and a talented writer and poet. It is clear that Jones idenitified with the priest in a very personal way and this work possesses and encapsulates Hopkins beliefs and philosophy.
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Title of artwork, date
Sunday Mass: In Homage to GM Hopkins, SJ. 1948, 1948
Date supported
2006
Medium and material
Pencil, watercolour, chalk & bodycolour on paper
Dimensions
55.5 x 37.5 cm
Grant
11250
Total cost
23000
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