Top of the World (Wadsworth)
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| Artist | Edward Wadsworth |
| Year | 1942–43 |
| Medium | Tempera on canvas on wood |
| Dimensions | 38 cm × 53.5 cm (15 in × 21.1 in) |
| Location | Ferens Art Gallery, Kingston upon Hull |
Top of the World is a 1942–43 painting by the English painter Edward Wadsworth. It depicts the road approaching Beswick's Lime Works in the Peak District.[1]
The painting was finished in the beginning of July 1943. It was originally bought by the Contemporary Art Society through Arthur Tooth & Sons.[2] Since 1944 it is in the collection of the Ferens Art Gallery in Hull.[3]
References[edit]
- ^ Black, Jonathan (2005). Edward Wadsworth: Form, Feeling and Calculation. London: Philip Wilson Publishers. p. 122. ISBN 9780856676031.
- ^ Wadsworth, Barbara (1989). Edward Wadsworth: a painter's life. Michael Russell. p. 323.
- ^ "Top of the World". Art UK. Retrieved 7 May 2017.