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Artworks
David Bomberg 1890-1957
The Family (Study for Ghetto Theatre II), 1919pencil, ink and wash on paper25.4 x 19.7 cm2010-12© David Bomberg estatePhoto: Bridgeman imagesThe 'ghetto theatre', the Pavilion Theatre in Whitechapel, was a key source of inspiration for Bomberg in his exuberant and ambitious pre- First World War studies and paintings. After the...The 'ghetto theatre', the Pavilion Theatre in Whitechapel, was a key source of inspiration for Bomberg in his exuberant and ambitious pre- First World War studies and paintings. After the trauma of the First World War and a disappointing war commission, Bomberg returned to the ghetto theatre for a final sequence of works before leaving both the East End and this subject matter for good. This interior reflects the claustrophobia of his commissioned 'sappers' drawings.Provenance
Acquired at Christie's London in 2010 with the assistance of Art Fund, the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and anonymous donors
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