David Bomberg 1890-1957
The Family (Study for Ghetto Theatre II), 1919
pencil, ink and wash on paper
25.4 x 19.7 cm
framed: 38.4 x 33.6 cm
framed: 38.4 x 33.6 cm
2010-12
© David Bomberg estate
Photo: Bridgeman images
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...
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 donorsExhibitions
2018 Acquisitions and Long-Term Loan Highlights Since 2001, Ben Uri Gallery
2023 Futurliberty, Museo del Novecento
2024 US: From There to Here - Britain's Gain, Ben Uri Gallery and Museum
2024 Drawing the Unspeakable, Curated by David Dimbleby & Liza Dimbleby, Towner Eastbourne
