Bawden Edward-P146 Greece A Street in the village of Karpenzion

© Estate of Edward Bawden

GREECE: A STREET IN THE VILLAGE OF KARPENIZION 1943

Edward Bawden (1903 – 1989)

Details

Dimension
55.3 X 76.2 CM
Media
WATERCOLOUR
Accession number
P146

Summary

In March 1944 Bawden spent three weeks in Greece drawing the villages destroyed by the retreating Germans.

This work was presented to the Collection by the War Artists' Advisory Committee.

Further reading:
Meirion and Susie Harries, The War Artists, Michael Jospeh in association with the Imperial War Museum and the Tate Gallery, London 1983

 

Glossary

  • Drawing

    The depiction of shapes and forms on a flat surface chiefly by means of lines although colour and shading may also be included. Materials most commonly used are pencil, ink, crayon, charcoal, chalk and pastel, although other materials, including paint, can be used in combination.