David Bomberg 1890-1957
David Bomberg was one of the most audacious painters of his generation at the Slade. His treatment of the human figure, in terms of angular, clear-cut forms combined with enormous energy, shows his determination to bring about a drastic renewal in British painting.
The direction taken by his art brought him into contact with Wyndham Lewis and the Vorticists, but Bomberg resisted Lewis's attempts to enlist him as a member of the movement.In 1915 Bomberg enlisted in the Royal Engineers, and his traumatic experiences at the Front brought about a profound transformation in his outlook. Bomberg moved to a more figurative style in the 1920s. His disillusion with the destructive power of the machine at war led to a few years spent experimenting with ways of making his stark pre-war style more rounded and organic.Throughout the 1930s Bomberg's art became broader and more expressive as he sought to convey the essence of his response to landscapes in Scotland and Spain. This work met with little approval in Britain. His last years were darkened by the realization that his art remained overlooked in Britain. His final landscapes and figure paintings include some of his most powerful works.
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David BombergFamily Group, 1919Pen and ink wash on paper25.5 x 20.5 cms
10 1/16 x 8 1/16 ins -
David BombergRussian Ballet, 1919Set of six colour lithographs hand-print
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David BombergSelf Portrait, 1919Pencil on paper47 x 35 cms
18 8/16 x 13 12/16 ins -
David BombergStairway drawing no. 3, 1919Pen, brush and black ink26 x 19.5 cms
10 3/16 x 7 10/16 ins -
David BombergThe Barge, 1920Watercolour and pencil on paper47 x 35 cms
18 8/16 x 13 12/16 ins -
David BombergMount of Ascension, Palestine, 1923Black and white chalk on buff paper56.5 x 71.2 cms
22 3/16 x 28 1/16 ins -
David BombergPortrait of Kitty, 1929Charcoal and chalk on paper34.3 x 47.6 cms
13 8/16 x 18 11/16 ins -
David BombergPicos de Europa, Asturias, 1935Charcoal on paper47 x 63.5 cms
18 8/16 x 25 ins -
David BombergPicos de Europa, Asturias, 1935Oil on canvas58.5 x 76 cms
23 1/16 x 29 14/16 ins -
David BombergSunset, Ronda, Andalucia, 1935Oil on canvas66 x 76 cms
25 15/16 x 29 14/16 ins -
David BombergThe Bridge and Gorge, Ronda, 1935Charcoal on paper63.5 x 47 cms
25 x 18 8/16 ins -
David BombergThe Bridge and Tajo, Ronda, Spain, 1935Charcoal on paper65 x 47 cms
25 9/16 x 18 8/16 ins -
David BombergThe Bridge, Ronda, 1935Pastel on paper43.75 x 33.25 cms
17 3/16 x 13 1/16 ins -
David BombergThe River Thames with Tower Bridge, 1937Oil on canvas39 x 49 cms
15 5/16 x 19 4/16 ins -
David BombergNotre Dame de Paris, 1953Charcoal on paper48 x 62.5 cms
18 14/16 x 24 9/16 ins
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Beyond the Human Clay
5 May - 18 Jun 2011In 1976 the great figurative painter and polemicist R.B. Kitaj organized a group exhibition for the Arts Council of Great Britain entitled The Human Clay. To mark the 35th anniversary...Read more -
A Tribute to Sir Colin St John Wilson
21 Nov - 1 Dec 2007James Hyman is proud to present a personal tribute to Sir Colin St John Wilson, one of Britain's greatest architects and art collectors of the last half-century. The exhibition follows...Read more -
From Life. Radical figurative art from Sickert to Bevan
Michael Andrews, Frank Auerbach, Tony Bevan, David Bomberg, William Coldstream, Leon Kossoff, Walter Sickert, Euan Uglow 10 Sep - 18 Oct 2003A spine runs through some of the most radical figurative art in Britain of the twentieth century. Its backbone is drawing and its fibre art school teaching, yet it is...Read more -
A Century of Drawing
Important modern British works on paper from the Camden Town School to Bridget Riley 2 Jul - 29 Aug 2003Read more -
Twentieth Century British Paintings and Drawings
1 Aug - 27 Sep 2002Read more
