Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1938
The Temporary Waterloo Bridge
In Nevinson's painting of the temporary iron bridge at Waterloo, an lighterman can be seen manoeuvring a barge in the foreground. The river is populated by several other boats, seen in the middle ground and into the distance.
Beyond the temporary bridge, erected to replace Sir John Rennie's Waterloo Bridge (demolished in 1936), can be seen the Shot Tower on the south bank, the Victoria Tower, Hungerford Bridge and Big Ben.
The landscape, topographical, genre and figure painter, Nevinson is best known for his war paintings and townscapes. One of several paintings by the artist in the Museum of London's collection, this picture focuses on the Thames as a working river.
- Category:
- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 59.99/144
- Object name:
- The Temporary Waterloo Bridge
- Object type:
- Artist/Maker:
- Nevinson, Christopher Richard Wynne
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- Production date:
- 1938
- Material:
oil, wood
- Measurements/duration:
- H 400 mm, W 297 mm (unframed), H 500 mm, W 400 mm, D 45 mm (framed,)
- Part of:
- —
- On display:
- —
- Record quality:
- 100%
- Part of this object:
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- Owner Status & Credit:
Permanent collection
Bequeathed by A.D. Power through the Art Fund
- Copyright holder:
Bridgeman Art Library
- Image credit:
© the Artist's Estate. All Rights Reserved 2012 / Bridgeman Art Library, © the Artist's Estate. All Rights Reserved 2010 / Bridgeman Art Library
- Creative commons usage:
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- License this image:
To license this image for commercial use, please contact the London Museum Picture Library.