Theodore Major (1908-1999)

Industrial Landscape with Telegraph Poles

Details

Theodore Major (1908-1999)
Industrial Landscape with Telegraph Poles
signed 'MAJOR' (on the reverse)
oil on board
29 x 37 in. (73.7 x 94 cm.)

Provenance

Acquired directly from the artist by the present owner.

Literature

M. Major, Vision Splendid, Chichester, illustrated, unpaginated.

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Lot Essay

The industrial nature of Wigan with its many factories was the subject matter of many of Major's paintings. Mervyn Levy commented that a northern industrial town may be seen as 'ugly' by many yet Major managed to transform the scene 'into a pattern of startling and moving beauty' (Exhibition catalogue, Theodore Major Centenary, Oldham, 2008, unpaginated).

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