Workman at bench; a study for Workman (recto) and Fire of London (verso)

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Humphrey Jennings (1907-1950)
Workman at bench; a study for Workman (recto) and Fire of London (verso)
with studio stamp (on the stretcher)
oil on canvas
9 x 6 in. (22.8 x 15.2 cm.)
Painted circa 1947. (2)

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Lot Essay

The double-sided drawing in this lot testify to Jennings's preoccupation with what concerns the people. Simple life contains dramas. Fire of London is a sketch probably made at the time of his shooting of Fires Were Started (1943). Jennings would often sketch scenes before shooting them. There is a strange German expressionist feeling in the distorted angles formed by the lines which emphasize the ephemerality and latent ominousness of reality.

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