拍品 73
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Mervyn Peake (1911-1968)
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Mervyn Peake (1911-1968)

The Glassblowers

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Mervyn Peake (1911-1968)
The Glassblowers
signed 'Peake' (lower right)
pencil, watercolour and bodycolour
19¼ x 26¼ in. (49 x 66.7 cm.)
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拍品專文

In 1943 Mervyn Peake was commissioned by the Ministry of Information to paint the glassblowers in the factory of the Chance Brothers in Birmingham. The glassblowers were producing cathode ray tubes that were made for radar use during World War II.