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Artworks
David Bomberg 1890-1957
Sappers Under Hill 60, c. 1918-19pencil, ink and wash on paper12 x 16 cm2010-14© David Bomberg estatePhoto: Bridgeman imagesBomberg was commissioned in 1917 by the Canadian War Memorials Fund to commemorate an incident in which a company of Canadian soldiers dug tunnels under the German trenches to lay...Bomberg was commissioned in 1917 by the Canadian War Memorials Fund to commemorate an incident in which a company of Canadian soldiers dug tunnels under the German trenches to lay explosives for a surprise assault on the enemy defences at Ypres, in France. He produced a series of drawings showing the complex structures of struts, girders and pulleys that formed part of the underground environment. Here, his tiny figures are dwarfed by these dominant structures.Provenance
Acquired at Christie's London in 2010 with the assistance of Art Fund, the MLA/V&A Purchase Grant Fund and anonymous donorsExhibitions
Nash, Nevinson, Spencer, Gertler, Carrington, Bomberg: A Crisis of Brilliance, 1908-1922;Screaming Steel: Art, Poetry and Trauma 1914-18
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