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Bomberg was trained at the Slade and initially associated with the Vorticists. During the 1920s he developed a more naturalistic and expressionistic style. In a period of depression during the 1940s his wife encouraged him to paint flowers. These became progressively more vibrant and here their vase has disappeared in an abstract riot of colour. Bomberg enjoyed little success, but was an influential teacher and is now recognised as a major figure in British modernism.

National Museum Wales, National Museum Cardiff

Title

Flowers and Silk, Blue Symphony

Date

1947

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 97.2 x W 76.1 cm

Accession number

NMW A 224

Acquisition method

purchased from the Marlborough Gallery with the assistance of the Knapping Fund, 1969

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Backing board: 1) NMW Labels 2) Label: David Bomberg (1890-1957) Flowers and silk: Blue Symphony 1947 3) Label: Flowers and Silk Blue Symphony, 1947 Oil on canvas Cardiff Signed and dated: (in red paint, bottom right) Bomberg '47

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