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British Museum and Architectural Studies
Becoming Gustav Metzger: Uncovering The Early Years, 1945-59

British Museum and Architectural Studies: Becoming Gustav Metzger: Uncovering The Early Years, 1945-59

Forthcoming exhibition
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  • British Museum studies- It is clear that Metzger developed a fascination with certain objects in the British Museum’s permanent collection, making a number of sketches, studies finished works based on a particular sculptural head. He also produced at leas
  • Untitled, British Museum Study, c. 1950, charcoal on paper, 56 x 43.5cm, The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, British Museum Study, c. 1950

    Charcoal on paper

    56 x 43.5cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation 

     

  • Untitled, British Museum study, c. 1950, charcoal on paper, 33.7 x 24.3cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, British Museum study, c. 1950

    Charcoal on paper

    33.7 x 24.3cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation 

     

  • Untitled (Parthenon Figure Study, British Museum), c.1950, ink on paper, 38 x 56cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled (Parthenon Figure Study, British Museum), c.1950

    Ink on paper

    38 x 56cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled (Parthenon Figure Study, British Museum), c. 1950, ink on paper, 38 x 56cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled (Parthenon Figure Study, British Museum), c. 1950

    Ink on paper

    38 x 56cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Study, 1947, pencil and pen on paper, 38 x 56cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Study, 1947

    Pencil and pen on paper

    38 x 56cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Study,1947, charcoal and coloured chalk on paper, 20.3 x 25.2cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Study,1947

    Charcoal and coloured chalk on paper

    20.3 x 25.2cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Landscapes and architectural studies- In 1948 having spent the summer travelling through Holland, Belgium and France, Metzger enrolled for a year at the Antwerp Art Academy, where he was taught by Belgian graphic artist and figurative painter, Gustave De
  • Antwerp, 1949, ink on paper, 18 x 23cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Antwerp, 1949

    Ink on paper

    18 x 23cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Antwerp, 1949 Ink on paper 18 x 23cm The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Antwerp, 1949

    Ink on paper

    18 x 23cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Bruges, 1948-49, ink on paper, 31 x 22.3cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Bruges, 1948-49

    Ink on paper

    31 x 22.3cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Belfry, Bruges, c.1948-49, ink on paper, 33 x 21.5cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Belfry, Bruges, c.1948-49,

    Ink on paper

    33 x 21.5cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Untitled, Bruges, c. 1948-49, ink on paper, 31 x 22.3cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Untitled, Bruges, c. 1948-49,

    Ink on paper

    31 x 22.3cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Bruges, evening,c. 1948-49, ink on paper, 31 x 35cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Bruges, evening,c. 1948-49

    Ink on paper

    31 x 35cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, 1950, ink on paper, 25.2 x 29.5cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Radcliffe Camera, Oxford, 1950

    Ink on paper

    25.2 x 29.5cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

     

  • Oxford, 1950, crayon on paper. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Oxford, 1950

    Crayon on paper

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Building, c. 1949-53, oil on canvas, 43 x 40cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Building, c. 1949-53

    Oil on canvas

    43 x 40cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Table series Although ostensibly a simple still life, Table resembles the mushroom cloud resulting from the explosion of an atomic bomb, the series coinciding with the artist’s increasing involvement with the Kings Lynn Committee for Nuclear Disarmament,
  • Table, 1956, oil on canvas, 35.5 x 30cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Table, 1956

    Oil on canvas

    35.5 x 30cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Table, 1956, oil on canvas, 30 x 25cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Table, 1956

    Oil on canvas

    30 x 25cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Table, 1956, coloured chalk on paper, 56 x 46cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Table, 1956

    Coloured chalk on paper

    56 x 46cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

     

  • Table, 1956, coloured chalk on paper, 46 x 46cm. The Gustav Metzger Foundation

    Table, 1956

    Coloured chalk on paper

    46 x 46cm

    The Gustav Metzger Foundation

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