1925, Wembley
1925, Wembley
Additional information
| Artist | Christopher Richard Wynne Nevinson (1889-1946) |
|---|---|
| Date | 1925 |
| Medium | Lithograph |
| Size | 40 x 25 in. (102 x 64 cm.) |
| Condition | A; not backed |
Description
Nevinson was one of the most famous artists from the first World War. He met Gino Severini and Filipino Marinetti in Paris in 1912 and became a leading British exponent of the Italian Futurist movement, publishing with Marinetti the controversial Futurist manifesto Vital English Art in 1914. His vision of war, depicting the impelling movement of the mass of troops brandishing their mass-produced weaponry, rivalled anything by his Italian counterparts in its violence, energy and mechanised version of the Modern. Nevinson argued: ‘Our Futurist technique is the only possible medium to express the crudeness, violence and brutality of the emotions seen and felt on the present battlefields of Europe’ (C.R.W. Nevinson, Daily Express, 1915). His commercial work includes posters for the London Underground and this contribution to the campaign to promote the Wembley Empire Exhibition in 1925
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