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Rupert Lee (1887-1959).
The Shell, 1918.
Watercolour, 9 ¾ by 7 ¾ ins (25 by 19.5 cm).
Literature: Denys Wilcox. Rupert Lee, Painter, Sculptor and Printmaker, Sansom & Co., 2010, p.46-47, illustrated fig.34 (p.48) and on the book’s front cover.
Lee’s Wartime masterpiece, The Shell was executed using ideas from the artist’s sketchbooks and is his own tribute to the ordinary “fighting Tommy”. The work contains elements of cubism and a bold stylisation which contribute to create an iconic work by an artist-soldier fighting on the Western Front. Denys Wilcox has written of the present work: “Overall the painting is a near perfect symbol of the March retreat of 1918, portraying the ever resilient, battle-weary, Tommy on the run and at breaking point.” (op.cit.p.47).
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