Anger

Late one afternoon, as he wandered the streets enjoying the sunset, the artist Carel Weight heard a woman scream. Although he never discovered its cause, Weight translated this incident into an oil painting which was acquired by the Museum of London in 1996.

The scene, set outside Bishop's Park in Fulham, revolves around a man poised to attack a woman with a chair. She cowers beneath it, holding on to railings nearby. As two men run towards the incident, it is unclear whether they are coming to help the woman or take part in the attack. The apparent peace of middle-class suburbia has been shattered by the act of violence depicted here.

A former student of Goldsmiths' College, Weight taught at the Royal College of Art and was appointed Head of Painting in 1957. The artists David Hockney and Peter Blake were among his students.
Weight focused on London, where he was born, for much of his work, which often conveyed the slightly disturbing emotions that lie beneath the surface of everyday life.