Trinity Selassie Church, Addis Ababa

Anthony Eyton (1923 - )

Oil on canvas

1997

Share this:

© Anthony Eyton

License this image

Image of Trinity Selassie Church, Addis Ababa
  • About the work
    Location
    Country: Ethiopia
    City: Addis Ababa
    Place: British Embassy

    Anthony Eyton was commissioned in 1995 to produce a body of paintings for the centenary of the British Embassy compound in Addis Ababa. He worked there as artist-in-residence in the autumn of 1996 and completed a number of views of the Embassy and other landmarks. This painting of Trinity Selassie Church was purchased for the Government Art Collection in 1997 from the group of works Eyton produced during this time. Eyton has undertaken a number of commissions over his career, including a body of work produced to record the transformation of Bankside power station into Tate Modern. 

  • Explore
    Places
    Subjects
    Materials & Techniques
  • Details
    Artist
    Anthony Eyton (1923 - )
    Title
    Trinity Selassie Church, Addis Ababa
    Date
    1997
    Medium
    Oil on canvas
    Dimensions
    height: 101.50 cm, width: 152.50 cm
    Acquisition
    Purchased from the artist, March 1997
    Inscription
    br: A Eyton ; verso tr: ANTHONY EYTON / "PRIESTS, TRINITY HAIL [SIC] / SELASSIE" / ADIS [SIC]
    GAC number
    17264