The cracked chimney (artwork)

Date:
1940-1960
Reference:
PP/RSI/B/1/1/15/4
Part of:
Rita Simon Collection
  • Archives and manuscripts

About this work

Description

An artwork by Tuberculosis Patient 1 - "John" which shows a landscape with a smoking chimney. The chimney and buildings nearby are in pink whilst the landscape behind has multiple horizons and layers of paint. They sky seems overcast and there is a small red sun in the top left of the painting.

This artwork was numbered '4' in Rita Simon's sequence.

The artwork is reproduced in The Symbolism of Style Plate 7.4. Discussed in detail by Rita Simon on pages 121-122.

The title has been taken from the caption used in The Symbolism of Style.

Rita Simon classified this artwork as Massive Transition.

Publication/Creation

1940-1960

Physical description

1 artwork Watercolour on paper, 27.5 x 37.7 cm.

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