British Post-Impressionism
SOLDJohn Edgar Platt (1886-1967):
Sunset in the Black Country, late 1920s
Framed (ref: 475)
Watercolour, 12 1/4 x 18 1/8 in. (31 × 46 cm.)
See all works by John Edgar Platt watercolour 1.Master Designs
Provenance: Miss Stannard;The Fine Art Society (no. 2925)
This unidentified view is one that might have been found in any of the large
industrial pre-war cities of that period – the houses, schools and churches
nestling alongside the factories and warehouses, with the railway line, essential for transporting freight, running alongside. Stylistically it resembles a wood-cut, the art form in which Platt excelled, though no printed version of this scene has been recorded.
We are grateful to Paul Atterbury and Michael Barker for assistance.
This unidentified view is one that might have been found in any of the large
industrial pre-war cities of that period – the houses, schools and churches
nestling alongside the factories and warehouses, with the railway line, essential for transporting freight, running alongside. Stylistically it resembles a wood-cut, the art form in which Platt excelled, though no printed version of this scene has been recorded.
We are grateful to Paul Atterbury and Michael Barker for assistance.
