Ernest Greenwood 1913-2009
Untitled (Street Scene by River)
watercolour on paper
50.4 x 40.5
(lower right corner): Ernest Greenwood 1946
1997-8vi
@Ernest Greenwood estate
Photo: Bridgeman images
Ernest Greenwood served as an artillery officer in Germany during the Second World War and was subsequently placed in Berlin to help with the Rehabilitation School. Deeply affected by the...
Ernest Greenwood served as an artillery officer in Germany during the Second World War and was subsequently placed in Berlin to help with the Rehabilitation School. Deeply affected by the devastation of the city after the bombing, he started sketching the abandoned streets and ruined buildings, often at night time.
Provenance
presented by the artist May 19972
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