Lot Essay
The present work and lot 60 relate to Bomberg's theatrical Ghetto Theatre pen and ink series of 1918-1919 which were inspired by the East End music halls, theatres and the Russian Ballet in the Coliseum.
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The Family, Ghetto Theatre
Details
David Bomberg (1890-1957)
The Family, Ghetto Theatre
pencil, ink and wash
10 x 7¾ in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1919.
The Family, Ghetto Theatre
pencil, ink and wash
10 x 7¾ in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1919.
Provenance
with Gillian Jason Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner's husband, 1987 and by descent.