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On the Ship back Home
Alex Jackson

approx. exposed area of image inside frame
13in h x 10in w
pen & ink on paper

£220 framed

Item number 500

Men relax On the deck of the ship taking them home from war

This drawing in all its simplicity conveys time hanging heavily as the men are transported back to England. The war is over, there is the excitement of coming home alive and well, but the journey time must have seemed so long.

This drawing was executed while on board ship returning from Italy at the end of the war in 1945. It is one of a number of works undertaken and is a record of daily life on board ship having survived the horrors of the war.


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About the artist

Born: 1918

Alex Jackson studied at the Royal College of Art but his studies were interrupted by the 2nd World War. After the end of hostilities he went back to college, eventually becoming principal of Bournville School of Art. With Gordon Yapp and Waveney Fredrick, he founded the Birmingham Pastel Society whose first exhibition took place in 1984.

Product type		drawing
Date of work		1945
How we know the date		our estimate
The last owner of the work		acquired from the artist
How we know who the artist is		the artist
How we know the subject		described by the artist
School of painting		Modern British
Style of painting		Impressionist
Approach		figurative sketch
Dimensions (h x w x d) inches		13 x 10
Condition of work		very good
Recent restoration		No known restoration
Where exhibited		believed never exhibited
Quantity available		1
Edition of		1
Item number		500

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