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Study for 'Albert Square'

Photo credit: Manchester Art Gallery

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Preparatory study for the painting of 'Albert Square', executed in densely layered paint and capturing the atmospheric haze of smog-filled Edwardian Manchester. At the right edge of the sketch is the silhouette of the statue of Gladstone and at the centre left is the less distinct form of the Oliver Heywood statue. Below the Heywood memorial, at the lower left edge of the composition, can be seen the upright shapes of two motor cars. Slight shifts in the colouring of the background indicate the tall, surrounding buildings.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Study for 'Albert Square'

Date

c.1910

Medium

oil on cardboard

Measurements

H 12 x W 15.5 cm

Accession number

1991.76

Acquisition method

purchased from Capes Dunn & Co., Manchester, 1991

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed at right bottom corner: A. Valette

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