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Floods
Purchased 1938
architecture
car
England
England, South East
England, Southern
farmland
flood
landscape
places
Pulborough
rain
river
road
society
storm
Sussex - non-specific
Sussex, West
townscapes / man-made features
transport: land
UK cities, towns and villages
UK counties
UK countries and regions
water: inland
weather
<p>Pitchforth studied at Wakefield and Leeds Schools of Art before the First World War and at the Royal College of Art from 1920-5. He held his first solo show in 1928 and throughout his career his chosen subjects were landscapes, with particular attention given to weather conditions. 'Floods' is a good example of this interest in the British weather, and it was painted from notes made on the spot at Pulborough, Sussex, probably during the winter on 1935, although the artist was not absolutely sure about the date.</p><p><em>Gallery label, September 2004</em></p>
painting oil paint canvas
Floods
support: 635 × 813 mm
Purchased 1938
<p>Pitchforth studied at Wakefield and Leeds Schools  of Art before the First World War and at the Royal  College of Art from 1920-5. He held his first solo  show in 1928 and throughout his career his chosen  subjects were <a class="glossarylinktopopup" data-gtm-destination="article-page" data-gtm-name="body_text_link" href="http://www.tate.org.uk/learn/online-resources/glossary/l/landscape" title="Glossary definition for 'Landscape'"><span>landscapes</span></a>, with particular  attention given to weather conditions. 'Floods' is  a good example of this interest in the British  weather, and it was painted from notes made on the  spot at Pulborough, Sussex, probably during the  winter on 1935, although the artist was not  absolutely sure about the date.</p>
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2004-09-03T00:00:00
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<p><b>N04933</b> FLOODS <i>c.</i> 1935</p>
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<p>Inscr. ‘Pitchforth’ b.r.
<br/>Oil on canvas, 25×32 (64×81·5).
<br/>Purchased from the artist (Clarke Fund) 1938.
<br/><i>Exh:</i> London Group, March 1937 (10); Wakefield, January–February 1943 (39).</p>
<p>‘Painted from notes made during a winter visit to Pulborough, possibly about 1935’ (letter from the artist, 25 November 1955). A picture of ‘Floods’ was exhibited at Wildenstein's, March–April 1938 (37).</p>
<p><b>Published in:</b>
<br/>Mary Chamot, Dennis Farr and Martin Butlin, <i>The Modern British Paintings, Drawings and Sculpture</i>, London 1964, II
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Catalogue entry
2004-07-20T00:00:00
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architecture car England England, South East England, Southern farmland flood landscape places Pulborough rain river road society storm Sussex - non-specific Sussex, West townscapes / man-made features transport: land UK cities, towns and villages UK counties UK countries and regions water: inland weather