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George Bissill (1896-1973)
A moment of rest
Pencil sketch
28 x 38 cm
Signed to lower right
Born in 1896, George Bissill was a British miner, painter and furniture designer. Raised in the mining village of Langley Mill, Derbyshire, Bissill became a miner at the age of 13, before leaving to join the war effort in 1915. Upon his return from the war after being gassed, Bissill chose to become a pavement artist outside the newly erected Bush House in Aldwych, painting from his memory and his sketch book the uncompromising underground world he had inhabited.
In 1935 he moved to the countryside near Newbury, where he lived and worked as a landscape painter, art restorer and dealer until his death in 1973.
This painting forms part of a larger collection, 'unseen since they were taken from George Bissil's studio in 1983' and restored by Kate Pattinson. A series of planned exhibitions were cancelled due to Covid, but two shows, one in Oxford and one in Ilkeston, did take place. Through such exhibitions, Pattinson hoped to 'restore the reputation of an artist who, through mighty endeavour, conquered the art world in the 1920s with his powerful, authentic and experimental pictures.'
Bissill's paintings are also held in a number of important public collections, including the Tate Gallery, National Museum of Ireland and the Manchester Art Gallery.
This pencil sketch depicts a man taking a moment of rest, lying on the grass in the shade of the trees. Bissill also sketches another figure, carrying a shovel over his shoulder in the direction of the farmhouse. The strong lines used to craft his stocky stature are strikingly evocative of his earlier paintings and sketches of the miners. Although the content of this bucolic countryside scene deeply contrasts that of his mining scenes, remnants of his earlier style persist in this charming sketch.
- Creator:George Bissill (1896 - 1973, British)
- Dimensions:Height: 9.85 in (25 cm)Width: 13.78 in (35 cm)
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- Framing:Framing Options Available
- Condition:Generally very good, slight age toning to paper.
- Gallery Location:London, GB
- Reference Number:Seller: 151stDibs: LU795315732842
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