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"The Furnace" The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals
Printmaker:
Clausen, George
Publisher:
Ministry of Information
Draughtsman:
Clausen, George
(After)
The whiteness of an unprinted area at the centre of this print is used to startling effect to represent the bright light of the fiery furnace and the sparks issuing from it like fireworks. A worker in the right foreground is cast in silhouette, dwarfed by the size and power of the operation.
History note: From the printed Annual Report, 1919: 'A collection of sixty-six large lithographic prints by Muirhead Bone, Eric Kennington, George Clausen, R.A., Frank Brangwyn, A.R.A., C.R.W. Nevinson, William Rothenstein, Charles Pears, Claude Shepperson, A.S. Hartrick, and other artists, illustrating The Great War: Britain's Efforts and Ideals, have been received from the Ministry of Information, under whose auspices these splendid lithographs were made.'
Given by the Ministry of Information, 1919
Method of acquisition: Given (1919) by Ministry of Information
20th Century
Production date:
AD 1917
Monochrome print, in black ink only. Signed and dated at lower right: 'G CLAUSEN.1917.'. Blindstamp of Coat of Arms of the United Kingdom (George V) as used by HM Government at lower left. The paper is watermarked: 'HOLBEIN'.
Accession number: P.14928-R(26)
Primary reference Number: 239843
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Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Paintings, Drawings and Prints
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The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) ""The Furnace"" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/239843 Accessed: 2024-11-05 08:07:41
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