Artwork: Untitled
Year: 1943
Medium: Oil on canvas
Artwork Size: 83 × 92 cm
Framing: Framed
Painted in 1943, Untitled belongs to a mature period in David Bomberg’s career, when his approach had moved decisively away from the rigid geometry associated with his early Vorticist work towards a freer and increasingly expressive form of painting.
Using vigorous brushwork, rich colour and strongly constructed forms, Bomberg sought to capture more than the appearance of his subject. His later paintings are characterised by a concern with structure, movement and what he described through his practice as the underlying spirit or energy of the subject.
Bomberg occupies an important position within twentieth-century British art. His development from the radical geometric language of his early career towards the expressive intensity of his later work would prove particularly influential, not least through his teaching and its impact on a subsequent generation of British painters.
Executed in oil on canvas during the Second World War, Untitled demonstrates the increasingly direct and painterly language of Bomberg’s mature practice. Gesture, atmosphere and structure take precedence over precise representation, resulting in a work that feels immediate while remaining carefully constructed.
Presented framed, Untitled is a substantial example of Bomberg’s work from this important period of his career.
Artwork: Untitled
Year: 1943
Medium: Oil on canvas
Artwork Size: 83 × 92 cm
Framing: Framed
Painted in 1943, Untitled belongs to a mature period in David Bomberg’s career, when his approach had moved decisively away from the rigid geometry associated with his early Vorticist work towards a freer and increasingly expressive form of painting.
Using vigorous brushwork, rich colour and strongly constructed forms, Bomberg sought to capture more than the appearance of his subject. His later paintings are characterised by a concern with structure, movement and what he described through his practice as the underlying spirit or energy of the subject.
Bomberg occupies an important position within twentieth-century British art. His development from the radical geometric language of his early career towards the expressive intensity of his later work would prove particularly influential, not least through his teaching and its impact on a subsequent generation of British painters.
Executed in oil on canvas during the Second World War, Untitled demonstrates the increasingly direct and painterly language of Bomberg’s mature practice. Gesture, atmosphere and structure take precedence over precise representation, resulting in a work that feels immediate while remaining carefully constructed.
Presented framed, Untitled is a substantial example of Bomberg’s work from this important period of his career.
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