David Bomberg (1890-1957)
David Bomberg (1890-1957)

Ghetto Theatre

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David Bomberg (1890-1957)
Ghetto Theatre
ink and wash
10¼ x 7¾ in. (26 x 19.6 cm.)
Executed circa 1919.

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Lot Essay

Bomberg's Ghetto Theatre series marks a return to the East End Jewish subject matter that so inspired some of his greatest pre-war work. The earlier dynamism of the pre-war figures contrast with the slumped and subdued post-war audience of the present work.

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