WHITELEAF CROSS 1922
Paul Nash (1889 – 1946)
Details
- Dimension
- 52.4 X 38 CM
- Media
- WATERCOLOUR ON PAPER
- Accession number
- P119
Summary
Whiteleaf Cross is an ancient cross carved into the side of a hill in The Chilterns near Princes Risborough. The antique mystery of the cross had a special significance for Nash. A painting of the same subject is in the collection of the Whitworth Art Gallery in Manchester www.whitworth.man.ac.uk
Glossary
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Painting
Work of art made with paint on a surface. Often the surface, also called a support, is a tightly stretched piece of canvas, paper or a wooden panel. Painting involves a wide range of techniques and materials, along with the artist's intellectual concerns effecting the content of a work.
