Red Hot Pokers in a Jug

Red Hot Pokers in a Jug
Red Hot Pokers in a Jug
(British, 1890-1959)

Red Hot Pokers in a Jug

Datemid 1930s
Mediumoil on board
Dimensionsoverall: 24 x 27 in. (61 x 68.6 cm) frame: 33 1/2 x 36 1/2 x 1 1/2 in. (85.1 x 92.7 x 3.8 cm)
ClassificationPAINTINGS
Credit LineSBMA, Gift of Mary and Will Richeson, Jr.
Object number1997.71.2
Subject(s)
  • flower
Collection
  • 20th century European
Sub-Collection(s)
  • Modernism
On View
Not on view
Label TextThough not as well known today as he was during his lifetime, Allinson was an active member of the famed Bloomsbury Group, which included the writer Virginia Woolf and the art critic Clive Bell. The exhibition Manet and the Post-Impressionists, organized by Roger Fry in 1910, provided the push for Britain to develop its own version of cutting-edge art. Allinson’s synthesis of lessons learned from Cézanne, Gauguin, Van Gogh, and international Vorticism is on display in this vivid floral still life. A cubistic mix of multiple perspectives and rhythmic brushwork, paired with a Fauve-like, high keyed palette, declare Allinson’s avant-garde allegiance. At the same time, he also persuasively conveys the textural intensity of these showy blossoms, native to Africa, where the artist travelled extensively.

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