Live Auction 553020th Century British Art
David Bomberg (1890-1957)
Lot 58

David Bomberg (1890-1957)

The Family, Ghetto Theatre

Closed15 July 2010

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GBP 2,500

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David Bomberg (1890-1957)
The Family, Ghetto Theatre
pencil, ink and wash
10 x 7¾ in. (25.4 x 19.7 cm.)
Executed in 1919.

with Gillian Jason Gallery, London, where purchased by the present owner's husband, 1987 and by descent.

Specialist note

The present work and lot 60 relate to Bomberg's theatrical Ghetto Theatre pen and ink series of 1918-1919 which were inspired by the East End music halls, theatres and the Russian Ballet in the Coliseum.