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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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