Paul Nash's Event on the Downs reconsidered

Author

Beal, Mary

Document type

Article (journal)

Language

English

Source

Burlington magazine. 1989, Num. 1040, Vol. 131, p. 748-754, 7 ill.

ISSN

0007-6287

Abstract (en)

Discusses as a statement on the relationship of death to immortality Nash's 1934 painting depicting a tree stump and a tennis ball set in the view from Whitecliff Farm on Ballard Down near Swanage on the Isle of Purbeck (British Government Art Collection).

Subject (en)

• General history of art -- 1800-1945 -- Pictorial arts -- Painting and drawing -- United Kingdom
• Nash, Paul, 1889-1946
• Painting
• Event on the Downs
• British Government Art Collection||Great Britain
• Great Britain
• 1900-2000
• Landscape
• Isle of Purbeck (GBR)
• Views
• Death
• Immortality
• Iconography

Subject (fr)

• Histoire générale de l'art -- 1800-1945 -- Peinture et arts graphiques -- Peinture et dessin -- Royaume-Uni
• Nash, Paul, 1889-1946
• Peinture
• Event on the Downs
• British Government Art Collection||Great Britain
• Grande-Bretagne
• 1900-2000
• Paysage
• Isle of Purbeck (GBR)
• Vues
• Mort
• Immortalité
• Iconographie

Origin

DatabaseBHA (Inist-CNRS/GRI)

Identifier19911001-00458343

Sauf mention contraire ci-dessus, le contenu de cette notice bibliographique peut être utilisé dans le cadre d'une licence CC BY 4.0 / Unless otherwise stated above, the content of this bibliographic record may be used under a CC BY 4.0 license