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Moonlight over the Third Reich (recto)

Colin Moss (1914–2005)

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

Moonlight over the Third Reich

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The strong Expressionist lines and bold colour are typical of Moss’s work and reflect the harrowing subjects of death and entrapment in this painting. The dark greens in the sky echo his Second World War work as a camouflage designer and reiterate the fight against Nazi persecution.

Born in Ipswich in 1914, Colin Moss studied at the Plymouth Art School from 1930–1934, after which he won a scholarship to the Royal College of Art where he studied under Gilbert Spencer among others. In 1938 he completed the murals for the British Pavilion at the New York World Fair. During the war Moss worked first as a camouflage designer and then saw active service in the Middle East. In 1947 he was appointed Senior Lecturer at the Ipswich School of Art, where he stayed until his retirement in 1979.

Ben Uri Gallery & Museum

London

Title

Moonlight over the Third Reich

Date

1974

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 90 x W 74.2 cm

Accession number

2009-22

Acquisition method

gift from Mrs Pat Moss, 2009

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Colin Moss

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Colin Moss

1914–2005

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