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Self Portrait by David Bomberg 1954

David Bomberg

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Artwork page for ‘Bomb Store’, David Bomberg, 1942 This is one of several studies made during Bomberg’s official commission from the War Artists Advisory Committee to paint underground bomb stores during the Second World War. Inspired by the sight of thousands of bombs stacked in a disused mine, Bomberg created a composition in which acid colours emerge from shadows, suggesting the dangerous potential of such an arsenal. The sense of menace in these works was prescient as, a few years later…