No image

An Escalator in an Underground Factory

Frank DobsonWW-1944-010957
1944·Charcoal, crayon, and graphite·Sheet: 17 1/4 in. × 15 in. (43.8 × 38.1 cm)

Purchase, Leslie and Johanna Garfield Gift, Lila Acheson Wallace, Charles and Jessie Price, and David T Schiff Gifts, The Elisha Whittelsey Collection, The Elisha Whittelsey Fund, Dolores Valvidia Hurlburt Bequest, PECO Foundation and Friends of Drawings and Prints Gifts, and funds from various donors, 2019

Catalogue

Year
1944
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 1/4 in. × 15 in. (43.8 × 38.1 cm)

Artist

Frank Dobson
Frank Dobson

Sculpture

Frank Dobson was a British sculptor who worked primarily in stone and bronze during the early to mid-twentieth century. A defining figure in British modernist sculpture, he developed a distinctive approach to form that balanced abstraction with figural reference, often drawing on classical proportions and natural materials. His work was central to the development of direct carving practices in Britain and represented a significant alternative to the more decorative traditions that preceded him.

London, UK

Full artist profile →

More

More by Frank Dobson

View all →
Nude

Nude

1946 · Conté crayon on paper

WW-1946-219007
Margaret Rawlings

Margaret Rawlings

1937 · Bronze

WW-1937-207633
Noon

Noon

1936 · Terracotta

WW-1936-207537
Kneeling Figure

Kneeling Figure

1935 · Terracotta

WW-1935-219990
Torso

Torso

1933 · Portland stone

WW-1933-208292
Charnaux Venus

Charnaux Venus

1933 · Plaster, fabric and plywood

WW-1933-219991

Record

Verified by WattsOS
Year
1944
Dimensions
Sheet: 17 1/4 in. × 15 in. (43.8 × 38.1 cm)
Watts ID
WW-1944-010957

Source

Source
met
Status
verified

Artist

Frank Dobson

Frank Dobson

Sculpture

View artist profile →