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Artworks
Open a larger version of the following image in a popup:Armenian Church, Jerusalem
David Bomberg British, 1890-1957
Armenian Church, Jerusalem , 1923Charcoal and Mixed Chalks
Drawing on Paper48.5 x 73 cm
19 1/8 x 28 3/4 inCopyright The ArtistFollowing his traumatic war experiences in the First World War, Bomberg finally escaped poverty and neglect in England in 1923, after accepting a post with the Palestine Foundation Fund, who paid for his voyage in return for a number of works featuring Zionist reconstruction work. Although this post was short-lived, the experience was formative: Bomberg stayed on until 1927, engaging with the landscape and work en plein air for the first time. During Easter week 1925, however, after being smuggled into the Arab Christian Armenian Church of St James in Jerusalem, he made a rare series of studies of its peopled interior, observing the Easter ceremonies in progress. Related paintings from this series are in collections including A David Bomberg Legacy – The Sarah Rose Collection at London South Bank University, and Southampton City Art Gallery.
Provenance
On loan from Nadine van Dyk (the artist's granddaughter)Exhibitions
2019: Friends and Influences: Auerbach, Freud, Kitaj, Kossoff, Bomberg; Chagall, Soutine, Marevna
Ben Uri Gallery
2020: New Acquisitions and Long-term Loans
Ben Uri Gallery