Top of the World | |
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Artist | Edward Wadsworth |
Year | 1942–43 |
Medium | Tempera on canvas on wood |
Dimensions | 38 cm × 53.5 cm (15 in × 21.1 in) |
Location | Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull |
Top of the World is a 1942–43 painting by the English painter Edward Wadsworth. It depicts the road approaching Beswick's Lime Works in the Peak District. [1]
The painting was finished in the beginning of July 1943. It was originally bought by the Contemporary Art Society through Arthur Tooth & Sons. [2] Since 1944 it is in the collection of the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull. [3]
Top of the World | |
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Artist | Edward Wadsworth |
Year | 1942–43 |
Medium | Tempera on canvas on wood |
Dimensions | 38 cm × 53.5 cm (15 in × 21.1 in) |
Location | Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull |
Top of the World is a 1942–43 painting by the English painter Edward Wadsworth. It depicts the road approaching Beswick's Lime Works in the Peak District. [1]
The painting was finished in the beginning of July 1943. It was originally bought by the Contemporary Art Society through Arthur Tooth & Sons. [2] Since 1944 it is in the collection of the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull. [3]