Mrs Pott

Location

Country: UK
City: London
Place: Government Art Collection

Edward Burra lived for most of his life at his parents' house in Rye, Sussex. In spite of poor health he loved to travel. He visited France and America frequently and also went to Italy, Spain and Mexico. He was drawn to human eccentricities, vivid popular culture and scenes from the seamy side of life. Burra produced some satiric work somewhat in the manner of the German artist George Grosz. Both the Spanish Civil War and the Second World War caused Burra deep distress and a violent, almost sadistic atmosphere crept into his work. He also began to paint religious pictures. From the late 1950s until his death, Burra painted strange, slightly sinister landscapes of places around the UK including Rye.

Places

Subjects

female portrait, semi-figurative, satire, British Surrealism, bird, woman, dress, fan, cup, jug, coffee pot, jar, teapot

Materials & Techniques

etching

Artist

Edward Burra (1905 - 1976)

Title

Mrs Pott

Edition

A/P

Date

1971

Medium

Etching

Dimensions

height: cm, width: cm

Acquisition

Gift from the collection of Liesel Schwab, in recognition of the welcome she received in Britain as a refugee from Nazi Germany, arranged by her daughter Baroness Neuberger, July 2009

Inscription

below image: ARTISTS'S PROOF / E J Burra

Provenance

collection of Liesel Schwab, presented via her daughter Baroness Neuberger 2009

GAC number

18275