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A painting showing a destroyer in West India Dock, London during the Second World War. Viewed from the path on the opposite side of the water, a tall crane dominates the skyline immediately behind the ship. The guns of another ship moored in the dock are also visible. With economy of line, vivid colours and the immediacy of the brushwork, the artist has captured the sunlit scene. In 1940, 1941 and 1944 the artist was employed by the War Artists' Advisory Committee to undertake a few specific works. This is one of several paintings he produced of the West India Dock. Several are now in the Imperial War Museum. After the war, in 1946, one third of the collection was allocated to the Imperial War Museum. The rest was distributed to museums and galleries across the United Kingdom and the Commonwealth.
Title
A Destroyer in the West India Dock, London
Date
1940–1944
Medium
oil on cardboard
Measurements
H 39 x W 53.2 cm
Accession number
BHC1663
Work type
Painting
National Maritime Museum
Romney Road, Greenwich, London, Greater London SE10 9NF England
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