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Under Windsor Bridge on the Irwell, Manchester

Photo credit: Manchester Art Gallery

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A smog-filled, hazy view of the River Irwell, seen from the riverbank with the Irwell Street Bridge (incorrectly identified as Windsor Bridge) overhead. In the foreground to the right, on the edge of the bank is a dark, solitary figure wearing a brimmed hat and knee-length coat. He is stood with his hands in his pockets looking out across the still water. On the left, a barge with a smoking funnel noses into the scene, about to pass under the Irwell Street Bridge on the right. The bridge is characteristic of the industrial era with open ironwork construction and arched sides. On the far side of the bridge is a second, similar barge; its lights visible through the haze. The vessels are a known as a 'Mersey Flat', a wide variety of barge used for transporting goods.

Manchester Art Gallery

Manchester

Title

Under Windsor Bridge on the Irwell, Manchester

Date

1912

Medium

oil on jute

Measurements

H 48.2 x W 61 cm

Accession number

1928.32

Acquisition method

purchased from the artist, 1928

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

Signed at right bottom corner: A. VALETTE.

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