Ernest Greenwood 1913-2009
Untitled (Ruins by Moonlight, Berlin)
watercolour on paper
36.2 x 36.2
(lower right corner): Ernest Greenwood '46
1997-8v
@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
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